23rd December 2019
NEWBURY RACECOURSE PLC
(“the Racecourse” or “the Company”)
Notification of Substantial Shareholding
The Company announces that it has received a TR-1 notification in relation to a substantial shareholding. The details of which are presented below;
TR-1: Notification of major holdings
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i |
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| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: |
Newbury Racecourse Plc |
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) |
| Non-UK issuer |
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| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify)iii: |
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| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv |
| Name |
Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
Faringdon, Oxfordshire, UK |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v |
| Name |
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| City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: |
03/12/19 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
20/12/19 |
| 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights of issuervii |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
1,370,400 |
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40.93% |
3,348,326 |
Position of previous notification (if
applicable) |
1,068,073 |
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31.90% |
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| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rightsix |
% of voting rights |
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
| GB00000002910429 |
1,370,400 |
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40.93% |
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A |
1,370,400 |
40.93% |
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) |
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration
datex |
Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) |
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration
datex |
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi |
Physical or cash
settlementxii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an “X”) |
| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) |
X |
| Namexv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd |
40.93% |
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40.93% |
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| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
| Name of the proxy holder |
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| The number and % of voting rights held |
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| The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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| 11. Additional informationxvi |
| N W E Penser is a director and shareholder of Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited and a non-executive director of Newbury Racecourse Plc. The aggregate shareholdings in the Company held by Mr Erik Penser and Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited, is unchanged, being 1,370,400. This TR1 notification arises because of a transfer of 302,327 shares in the Company held by Mr Erik Penser in his personal capacity to Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited. |
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| Place of completion |
London, UK |
| Date of completion |
23/12/2019 |
**ENDS**
CONTACT:
CLAIRE SPENCER (COMPANY SECRETARY) NEWBURY RACECOURSE PLC +44(0)1635 40015