RNS Number : 3772V
Hays PLC
12 December 2013
 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii

Hays 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


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 the
notification obligation: iii

Baillie Gifford & Co

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

10/12/2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11/12/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

5%


 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

Ordinary Shares

GB0004161021

Below 5%

Below 5%

70797073


70797073


5.03%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

N/A






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

N/A




 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

70797073

5.03%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

In the narrative below, the figures in 8 indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.

 

Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group.

 

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [20,891,938:1.49%] is also a discretionary investment manager.

 

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [7,681,701:0.55%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to

Baillie Gifford & Co.

 

Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [14,487,933:1.03%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account shareholdings.

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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:


Hays plc is disclosing this information in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.8.12

14. Contact name:

Rubina Begum

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7391 6634

 


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