RNS Number : 1953F
Dart Group PLC
21 May 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:

Dart Group 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:

Schroders PLC

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


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

16.05.13

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17.05.13

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

20% - 19%

 

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

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

 

Ordinary

 

GB00B1722W11

 

34,520,385

 

30,208,338

 

33,112,714

 

N/A

 

 

28,796,999

 

 

N/A

19.890%



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







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

 

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

3,668

 

Nominal

Delta

0.003%

1


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

28,800,667

19.893%

 

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

Schroder Investment Management Limited                      28,329,484      19.568%

Schroder Investment Management North America Limited    294,607    0.203%

 

Schroder & Co Limited     176,576        0.122%

 


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:


The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:

Liz Friedman

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 6000

 


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