28th Apr 2016 15:13
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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 areattached: ii | CLS Holdings 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 |
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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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Sten Mortstedt (indirect holder of voting rights) | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Creative Value Investments I Limited Creative Value Investments II Limited Creative Value Investments III Limited,
(together, the "CVIs")
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 28 April 2016 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 April 2016 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 50% | ||||
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 | ||||||||||||
GB0001592475 | 21,369,429 | 21,369,429 | Nil |
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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 | |||||||||||||||
0 | 0% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
The following undertakings, which immediately before the transaction were each directly held and beneficially by Sten Mortstedt, directly hold the following number of shares in the issuer:
Creative Value Investment I Limited: 8,153,810 (19.34%) Creative Value Investment II Limited: 6,094,828 (14.46%) Creative Value Investment III Limited: 7,120,791 (16.89%)
Total: 50.70% | ||
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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: | Sten Mortstedt has transferred all of his shareholdings in the CVIs to Creative Value Investment Group Limited ("CVIG") in consideration for the issue of shares in CVIG to Sten Mortstedt. Immediately following that transaction, Sten Mortstedt settled his entire shareholding in CVIG into The Sten and Karin Mortstedt Family & Charity Trust. The beneficial interest of Sten Mortstedt in the issuer remains unchanged as a result of these transactions.
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14. Contact name: | Peter Zonabend | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +41 81 252 55 47 | |
Related Shares:
CLS Holdings