6th Nov 2015 12:43
SPECTRIS PLC - Holding(s) in CompanySPECTRIS PLC - Holding(s) in Company
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London, November 6
| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Spectris plc | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 4 November 2015 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 5 November 2015 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 10% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofsharesif possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| GB0003308607 | 11,980,963 | 11,980,963 | 12,039,317 | 10.11% | ||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 12,039,317 | 10.11% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| Entity Voting Rights Held Percentage HeldMFS Investment Management (LUX) SA 15,329.00 0.0129%MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd 35,814.00 0.0301%Massachusetts Financial Services Company 7,972,394.00 6.6972%MFS Heritage Trust Company 188,153.00 0.1581%MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc 479,433.00 0.4027%MFS international (UK) Ltd 3,330,302.00 2.7976%MFS Investment Management KK 17,892.00 0.0150% Notifiable Interest 12,039,317.00 10.1136% Vioting Rights Outstanding 119,041,121.00 | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
| 13. Additional information: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | ||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | ||
| Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer | |
| Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii | |
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities) | Massachusetts Financial Services Company |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 111 Huntingdon Avenue, Boston, MA 02199, USA |
| Phone number & email | 00 1 617 954 7283 |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Kathleen M White |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name | Claire Spencer, Assistant Company Secretary |
| Contact address | Spectris plc, Heritage House, Church Road,Egham, Surrey TW20 9QD |
| Phone number & email | 01784 470 470 |
| Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
| C: Additional information | |
| For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website. | |
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