19th Feb 2015 16:30
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 | 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): | 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:
| 17 February 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 19 February 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above 9% |
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 | 1,360,249 | 1,360,249 | 1,130,515 | 1,130,515 | 435,170 | 0.06% | 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 | 9,526,104 | 0.57% | 0.54% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,601,063 | 0.57% | 0.55% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 8,678,131 | 0.57% | 0.49% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 8,874,466 | 0.57% | 0.51% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 7,128,787 | 0.57% | 0.41% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 7,479,133 | 0.57% | 0.43% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 4,808,306 | 0.57% | 0.27% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,014,604 | 0.57% | 0.29% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,287,097 | 0.28% | 0.19% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,371,836 | 0.28% | 0.19% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,950,358 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,962,294 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,722,545 | 0.28% | 0.27% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,795,052 | 0.28% | 0.27% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 3,907,544 | 0.28% | 0.22% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,134,653 | 0.28% | 0.24% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 1,802,053 | 0.28% | 0.10% | ||||
OTC call option | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 2,132,019 | 0.28% | 0.12% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 1,586,272 | 0.28% | 0.09% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 1,793,561 | 0.28% | 0.10% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 1,630,361 | 0.28% | 0.09% | ||||
OTC call option | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 1,730,234 | 0.28% | 0.10% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 9,222,764 | 0.55% | 0.53% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.25 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 8,874,466 | 0.57% | 0.51% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 7,464,699 | 0.57% | 0.43% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.00 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 5,010,803 | 0.57% | 0.29% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 3,371,836 | 0.28% | 0.19% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.00 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,962,294 | 0.28% | 0.28% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.25 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,795,052 | 0.28% | 0.27% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.50 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 4,095,787 | 0.28% | 0.23% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 1.85 | 19.06.2015 | 19.06.2015 | 2,132,019 | 0.28% | 0.12% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.00 | 18.12.2015 | 18.12.2015 | 1,793,561 | 0.28% | 0.10% | ||||
Listed call warrant | 2.50 | 21.12.2018 | 21.12.2018 | 1,730,234 | 0.28% | 0.10% | ||||
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
160,935,673 | 9.16% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Société Générale Acceptance (SGA)
As Société Générale Option Europe (SGOE) individually holds more that 3%, please find below the details of its holding: - Voting rights attached to shares: 435,170 representing 0.02%; - Voting rights attached to derivatives (listed call warrants): 53,453,515 representing 3.04%; Total: 53,888,685 voting rights representing 3.07%. |
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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