RNS Number : 0279W
Johnson Service Group PLC
13 August 2015
 



 

 

 

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:

 

Johnson Service 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:

 

 

SFM UK Management LLP

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

 

 

Quantum Partners LP

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

 

 

August 11th 2015

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

 

August 13th 2015

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

 

 

4%


 

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

 

GB0004762810

 

12,139,779

12,139,779

12,139,77

12,139,779

0

3.67%

0.00%

 

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

 N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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

 

Contract for Difference

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

594,000

 

Nominal

Delta

 

0.17%

 

0.17%

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,733,779

3.84%

 

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

This statement relates to common shares and a Contract for Difference ("CFD") held for the account of Quantum Partners LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Quantum Partners").  SFM UK Management LLP, a sub-advisor to Soros Fund Management LLC, serves as investment manager to Quantum Partners and has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the common shares and the CFD, held for the account of Quantum Partners.

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

 

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

 

N/A

 

 

13. Additional information:

 

 

N/A

 

14. Contact name:

 

 

Jade Cornell

Compliance Officer

 

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

 

020 7758 4800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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