9th May 2014 09:21
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | Dart Group plc | |||||||||||||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||||||||||||||
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: | Schroders plc | |||||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||||||||||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 07.05.14 | |||||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 08.05.14 | |||||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | 16% - 17% | |||||||||||||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
Ordinary
GB00B1722W11
|
29,665,187
|
24,719,593
|
29,677,235
| N/A |
24,731,641
| N/A | 16.960% | |||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights
| |||||||||||
CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A |
61,488
| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
0.042% | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
24,793,129 | 17.002% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||
Schroder Investment Management Limited 24,144,235 16.557% Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 447,194 0.307%
Schroder & Co Limited 201,700 0.138% | ||||||||||||||||
Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure has been calculated based on issue share capital amount 145,824,886. | |||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: |
Scott Dickenson | |||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7658 6000 | |||||||||||||||
Related Shares:
DTG.LSchroders