8th Oct 2014 16:15
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:
XPLORER PLC
2 Reason for the notification (delete as appropriate):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC:
RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
RATHBONES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
01/10/2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
02/10/2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE  | Situation previous to the triggering transaction  | |
Number of Shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | |
GB00B8VWXF68 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each  | 3,000  | 3,000  | 
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE  | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Number of shares  | Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | |||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |
GB00B8VWXF68 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each  | N/A  | N/A  | 997,375  | N/A  | 8.06%  | 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financialinstrument  | Expirationdate  | Exercise/ConversionPeriod  | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.  | % of votingrights  | 
N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument  | Exerciseprice  | Expirationdate  | Exercise/Conversionperiod  | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to  | % of voting rights  | |
Nominal  | Delta  | |||||
N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | ||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights  | Percentage of voting rights  | 
997,375  | 8.06%  | 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 6.392%
RATHBONES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD 1.666%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
TOTAL SHARES IN ISSUE USED AS DENOMINATOR IS 12,375,100
14. Contact name:
COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7399 0000
Related Shares:
RathboneXPL.L