RNS Number : 7383H
Workspace Group PLC
24 June 2013
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: |
Workspace Group plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
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 the notification obligation: |
F&C Asset Management plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
See box 9 below |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
21st June 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
24th July 2013 |
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
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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 |
Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
GB00B67G5X01 Ord GBP1 |
7,183,956 |
7,183,956 |
7,522,203 |
- |
7,522,203 |
- |
5.19% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date |
Exercise/
Conversion
Period |
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted. |
% of voting
rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial
instrument |
Exercise
price |
Expiration
date |
Exercise/
Conversion
period |
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
7,522,203 |
5.19% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Client |
No. of voting rights |
% of total voting rights |
Registration name |
No client holding is > 3% |
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Proxy Voting: |
10. Name of proxy holder: |
F&C Asset Management plc |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
Based on total voting rights of 144,936,155 |
14 Contact name: |
Stephen Macnamara, F&C Asset Management plc |
15. Contact telephone name: |
0131 718 1148 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares |
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities) |
Workspace Group plc |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
Chester House, Kennington Park, 1-3 Brixton Road, London SW9 6DE |
Phone number & email |
Carmelina Carfora, Company Sec, [email protected] [email protected] |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
Full name |
Stephen Macnamara, F&C Asset Management plc |
Contact address |
80 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3BU |
Phone number & email |
0131 718 1148 [email protected] |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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C: Additional information |
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