22nd Apr 2014 14:15
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | Monitise 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: | Omega Advisors, Inc. | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Omega Capital Partners, L.P.
Omega Capital Investors, L.P.
Omega Equity Investors, L.P.
Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd.
Beta Equities, Inc.
GS&Co Profit Sharing Master Trust
VMT II, LLC
The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board of American Baptist Churches
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Permal LGC Ltd.
Lyxor/Odyssey Value Fund Limited
dbX-US Long/Short Equity 12 Fund
ERS Omega Partnership, L.P.
DB Platinum Omega Fund
Russell Investment Company - Russell Multi-Strategy Alternative
Barnabas Health, Inc.
Amundi Absolute Return Almagest Master Fund
Leon G. Cooperman
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | April 8, 2014 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | April 22, 2014 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | 11% | ||||
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 | 200,286,354 | 200,286,354 | 206,849,759 | 11.22% | |||||||||||||
(GB00B1YMRB82) | |||||||||||||||||
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
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
206,849,759 | 11.22% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Omega Capital Partners, L.P.
Omega Capital Investors, L.P.
Omega Equity Investors, L.P.
Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd.
Beta Equities, Inc.
GS&Co Profit Sharing Master Trust
VMT II, LLC
The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board of American Baptist Churches
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Permal LGC Ltd.
Lyxor/Odyssey Value Fund Limited
dbX-US Long/Short Equity 12 Fund
ERS Omega Partnership, L.P.
DB Platinum Omega Fund
Russell Investment Company - Russell Multi-Strategy Alternative
Barnabas Health, Inc.
Amundi Absolute Return Almagest Master Fund
Leon G. Cooperman
Leon G. Cooperman owns for his personal account 22,000,000 shares of Monitise. Mr. Cooperman is the President and CEO of Omega Advisors, Inc. as well as the 100% shareholder of Omega Advisors. Since Mr. Cooperman may be deemed as "controlling" Omega Advisors, he may also be deemed as controlling the voting rights of the Monitise shares. Accordingly, we have aggregated Mr. Cooperman's personal holdings with the holdings of the funds and accounts listed above.
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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: |
Notification using total voting rights of 1,843,134,405 as per announcement made on 1 April 2014 | |
14. Contact name: | Susan Leong, CCO of Omega Advisors, Inc. | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +1-212-495-5889 | |
Related Shares:
Monitise