1st Jul 2016 17:00
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | River and Mercantile Group plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): | Change of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are effectively held. | X | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Sir John Beckwith | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Pacific Investments Management Limited Beckwith Asset Management Limited | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 30 June 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 1 July 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 3% | |||
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 | ||||||||||||
GB00BLZH742 |
| 3,133,282 |
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| 3.82% | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
3,133,282 | 3.82% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Pacific Investments Management Limited - 2,951,493 ordinary shares (3.56%). Beckwith Asset Management Limited - 281,789 ordinary shares (0.34%).
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: |
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13. Additional information: | This disclosure has been calculated based on issue share capital amount 82,095,346 | |
14. Contact name: | Stuart Roberts, Pacific Investments Management Limited | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7225 2250 | |
Related Shares:
RIV.L