7th Dec 2012 11:36
| 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 | NEXT FIFTEEN COMMUNICATIONS 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: iii | HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED | ||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv | DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS | ||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 05 DECEMBER 2012 | ||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 06 DECEMBER 2012 | ||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% | ||||||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GB0030026057 | 2,673,000 | 2,673,000 | 3,173,000 | 3,173,000 | 5.3599% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,173,000 | 5.3599% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
| 3,165,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining shares are held for other Discretionary clients. | |
| 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: | |
Enquiries:
| Next Fifteen Communications Group plc | ||
| David Dewhurst, Finance Director | +44 (0)20 8846 0771 | |
| Canaccord Genuity Limited | ||
| Henry Fitzgerald O'Connor | +44 (0)20 7523 8000 | |
| Filip Bavenholm | ||
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