28th Aug 2015 15:59
Meggitt PLC
First Pacific Advisors, LLC - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Meggitt PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES | |||
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 | First Pacific Advisors, LLC | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 26 August, 2015 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27 August, 2015 | |||
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 | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
GB0005758098 | 38,688,565 | 38,688,565 | 39,088,565 | 39,088,565 | 5.03% | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
39,088,565 | 5.03% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
First Pacific Advisors, LLC is the investment manager of (i) AB Multi Manager Alternative Strategies Fund, (ii) Avian Capital Partners, LLC, (iii) FPA Funds Trust-FPA Crescent Fund, (iv) Goldman Sachs Dynamic Equity Opportunities, LLC, (v) FPA Funds Trust-Global Opportunity Fund, (vi) Goldman Sachs Multi Manager Alternatives Fund, (vii) JNL Series Trust JNL Multi Manager Alternative Fund, (viii) JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, (ix) Lannan Foundation, (x) Litman Gregory Masters Alternative Strategies Fund, (xi) Nedgroup Global Flexible Fund, (xii) Presbyterian Church Foundation, (xiii) Pelican Fund, L.P., (xiv) FPA Paramount Fund, Inc., (xv) Ulysses Offshore Fund, LTD, and (xvi) Ulysses Partners, L.P. The number and percentage of Common Stock shares in the issuer held by each of these controlled undertakings is as follows:
• AB Multi Manager Alternative Strategies Fund - 68,000 Common Stock shares (0.009%)
• Avian Capital Partners, LLC - 18,000 Common Stock shares (0.002%)
• FPA Funds Trust-FPA Crescent Fund - 35,146,477 Common Stock shares (4.521%)
• Goldman Sachs Dynamic Equity Opportunities - 397,366 Common Stock shares (0.051%)
• FPA Funds Trust -Global Opportunity Fund- 447,191 Common Stock shares (0.058%)
• Goldman Sachs Multi Manager Alternatives Fund - 624,900 Common Stock shares (0.080%)
• JNL Series Trust JNL Multi Manage Alternative Fund - 111,900 Common Stock shares (0.014%)
• JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan - 262,500 Common Stock shares (0.034%)
• Lannan Foundation - 116,900 Common Stock shares (0.015%)
• Litman Gregory Masters Alternative Strategies Fund - 442,200 Common Stock shares (0.057%)
• Nedgroup Global Flexible Fund - 748,831 Common Stock shares (0.096%)
• Presbyterian Church Foundation - 35,800 Common Stock shares (0.005%)
• Pelican Fund, L.P. 118,100 Common Stock shares (0.015%)
• FPA Paramount Fund, Inc. 482,200 Common Stock shares (0.062%)
• Ulysses Offshore Fund, LTD 10,600 Common Stock shares (0.001%)
• Ulysses Partners, L.P. 57,600 Common Stock shares (0.007%) | ||
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: | ||
14. Contact name: | Marie McAvenia | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 310-996-5432 | |
Enquiries:
Meggitt PLC +44(0)1202 597597
Marina Thomas, Group Company Secretary ([email protected])
Simon Grant, Company Secretarial Assistant ([email protected])
28 August 2015
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