W.H. Ireland Group PLC (WHI)
Holding(s) in Company
08-Dec-2016 / 15:00 GMT/BST
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii |
WH Ireland 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 |
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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: iii |
Polygon Global Partners LLP
Reade Eugene Griffith |
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv |
N/A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v |
6 December 2016 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
7 December 2016 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii |
23% |
| 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 |
| Common Stock |
5,740,634 |
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6,393,126 |
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23.258% |
| (GB0009241885) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 6,393,126 |
23.258% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
| Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in Polygon Global Partners LLP. Consequently, Polygon Global Partners LLP is a 'controlled undertaking' in relation to Mr. Griffith. |
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| 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 |
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13. Additional information: |
Polygon Global Partners LLP is the investment manager to a fund, Polygon European Equity Opportunity Master Fund, and a separate managed account that, between them, hold the positions referred to in this notification. |
| 14. Contact name: |
Katharine Ostrow |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
+44 020 7901 8331 |
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