17th Mar 2015 09:00
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Man Group plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||
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): | Delta variation on listed warrants and OTC options | X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Société Générale SA (SG SA) |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 12 March 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 16 March 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above 10% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | |||
GB00B83VD954 | 1,886,228 | 1,886,228 | 1,413,234 | 1,413,234 | 386,593 | 0.08% | 0.02% |
Ordinary shares |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | 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
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,774,135 | 0.57% | 0.56% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,800,106 | 0.57% | 0.56% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,288,460 | 0.57% | 0.53% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,364,982 | 0.57% | 0.53% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 8,226,818 | 0.57% | 0.47% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 8,393,298 | 0.57% | 0.48% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,496,158 | 0.57% | 0.31% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,606,302 | 0.57% | 0.32% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,582,188 | 0.28% | 0.20% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,626,003 | 0.28% | 0.21% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,989,726 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,991,647 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,931,336 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,944,496 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,605,182 | 0.28% | 0.26% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,674,418 | 0.28% | 0.27% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 2,957,665 | 0.28% | 0.17% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 3,183,147 | 0.28% | 0.18% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 2,266,921 | 0.28% | 0.13% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 2,411,391 | 0.28% | 0.14% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 1,956,925 | 0.28% | 0.11% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 2,011,847 | 0.28% | 0.11% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,477,237 | 0.55% | 0.54% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,364,982 | 0.57% | 0.53% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 8,361,836 | 0.57% | 0.48% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,606,302 | 0.57% | 0.32% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,626,003 | 0.28% | 0.21% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,991,647 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,944,496 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,647,306 | 0.28% | 0.26% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 3,177,875 | 0.28% | 0.18% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 2,411,391 | 0.28% | 0.14% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 2,011,847 | 0.28% | 0.11% | ||||
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
177,503,900 | 10.11% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
As Société Générale Acceptance (SGA) individually holds more that 3%, please find below the details of its holding: - Voting rights attached to shares: 0 representing 0.00%; - Voting rights attached to derivatives (OTC call-options): 58,075,514 representing 3.31%; Total: 58,075,514 voting rights representing 3.31%.
As Société Générale Option Europe (SGOE) individually holds more that 3%, please find below the details of its holding: - Voting rights attached to shares: 386,593 representing 0.02%; - Voting rights attached to derivatives (listed call warrants): 58,620,922 representing 3.34%; Total: 59,007,515 voting rights representing 3.36%.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
| Rachel Rowson |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 7144 1732 |
Related Shares:
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