TIDMVCP
RNS Number : 6877K
Victoria PLC
06 May 2022
For Immediate Release 6 May 2022
Victoria PLC
('Victoria' or the 'Company')
Shareholder Notification
Victoria PLC (LSE: VCP) announces that it has been notified
that, as a result of intra-group transfers, Koch Industries, Inc.'s
("Koch") ultimate shareholding is now held by its subsidiary Wood
River Capital, LLC. The total holding remains unchanged and Koch
remains the ultimate beneficial owner of the shares.
The relevant TR1 notifications are set out below.
For more information contact:Victoria PLC
Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman
Philippe Hamers, Group Chief Executive
Michael Scott, Group Finance Director +44 (0) 1562 749 610
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser
and Joint Broker)
Rick Thompson, Phil Davies, Alex Bond +44 (0) 207 496 3095
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright, Richard Bootle
Peel Hunt (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 203 207 7800
Adrian Trimmings, Andrew Clark
+44 (0) 207 418 8900
Buchanan Communications (Financial PR)
Charles Ryland, Chris Lane, Tilly Abraham +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
About Victoria
Established in 1895 and listed since 1963
and on AIM since 2013 (VCP.L), Victoria
PLC, is an international manufacturer and
distributor of innovative flooring products.
The Group, which is headquartered in Kidderminster,
UK, designs, manufactures and distributes
a range of carpet, flooring underlay, ceramic
tiles, LVT (luxury vinyl tile), artificial
grass and flooring accessories.
Victoria has operations in the UK, Spain,
Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkey,
the United States and Australia and employs
approximately 4,500 people across 30 sites.
Victoria is Europe's largest carpet manufacturer
and the second largest in Australia, as
well as the largest manufacturer of underlay
in both regions.
The Group's strategy is designed to create
value for its shareholders and is focused
on consistently increasing earnings and
cash flow per share via acquisitions and
sustainable organic growth. (Further information
about Victoria can be found on its website,
www.victoriaplc.com.)
TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and
to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the Victoria PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached
(ii) :
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
UK issuer
------------------
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
------------------
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
------------------
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
------------------
Other (please specify) (iii) : (Intra-group transfer to affiliate; X
transferor and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch
Industries, Inc.)
------------------
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name Spring Creek Capital, LLC
City and country of registered office Wilmington, Delaware, United States
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
--------------------------------------------------------
5. Date on which the threshold was 02/05/2022
crossed or reached (vi) :
--------------------------------------------------------
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/05/2022
--------------------------------------------------------
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both Total number
rights attached through financial in % (8.A + of voting rights
to shares (total instruments 8.B) held in issuer
of 8. A) (total of 8.B (8.A + 8.B)
1 + 8.B 2) (vii)
------------------------ ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
------------------------ ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Position of
previous notification
(if
applicable) 10.70% N/A 10.70%
------------------------ ------------------- --------------- ------------------
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares (ix)
ISIN code (if
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
-----------------
GB00BZC0LC10
Common Stock 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. A 0 0.00%
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may rights
(x) Period be acquired if
(xi) the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting
instrument date (x) Conversion cash voting rights rights
Period (xi) Settlement
(xii)
------------------ ----------------- --------------- ------------------
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
--------------- ------------------
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled
by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer (xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional
rows as necessary) (xiv)
Name (xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than the instruments if it higher than the
notifiable threshold equals or is higher notifiable threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
--------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
---------------------------------------------------
The number and % of voting rights
held
---------------------------------------------------
The date until which the voting rights
will be held
---------------------------------------------------
11. Additional information (xvi)
Transaction consists of an intra-group transfer to an affiliate. Transferor
and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc.
Place of completion Wichita, Kansas
Date of completion 03/05/2022
----------------
TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and
to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the Victoria PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached
(ii) :
--------------------------------------------------------
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
UK issuer
------------------
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
------------------
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
------------------
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
------------------
Other (please specify)(iii) : (Intra-group transfer from affiliate; X
transferor and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch
Industries, Inc.)
------------------
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name SCC Holdings, LLC
City and country of registered office Wilmington, Delaware, United States
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name
--------------------------------------------------------
City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
--------------------------------------------------------
5. Date on which the threshold was 02/05/2022
crossed or reached (vi) :
--------------------------------------------------------
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/05/2022
--------------------------------------------------------
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both Total number
rights attached through financial in % (8.A + of voting rights
to shares (total instruments 8.B) held in issuer
of 8. A) (total of 8.B (8.A + 8.B)
1 + 8.B 2) (vii)
----------------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 10.70% 0.00% 10.70% 12,500,000
----------------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Position of N/A N/A N/A
previous notification
(if
applicable)
----------------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares (ix)
ISIN code (if
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
-----------------
GB00BZC0LC10
Common Stock 12,500,000 N/A 10.7% 0.00%
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. A 12,500,000 10.7%
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may rights
(x) Period be acquired if
(xi) the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting
instrument date (x) Conversion cash voting rights rights
Period (xi) Settlement
(xii)
------------------ ----------------- --------------- ------------------
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
--------------- ------------------
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled
by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer (xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights X
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional
rows as necessary) (xiv)
Name (xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than the instruments if it higher than the
notifiable threshold equals or is higher notifiable threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
---------------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
Koch Industries, N/A
Inc.
---------------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
SCC Holdings, LLC 10.7% 10.7%
---------------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
-------------------------------------------------
The number and % of voting rights
held
-------------------------------------------------
The date until which the voting rights
will be held
-------------------------------------------------
11. Additional information (xvi)
Transaction consists of an intra-group transfer from an affiliate. Transferor
and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc..
Place of completion Wichita, Kansas
Date of completion 03/05/2022
----------------
TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and
to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the Victoria PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached
(ii) :
--------------------------------------------------------
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
UK issuer
------------------
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
------------------
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
------------------
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
------------------
Other (please specify) (iii) : (Intra-group transfer to affiliate; X
transferor and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch
Industries, Inc.)
------------------
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name SCC Holdings, LLC
City and country of registered office Wilmington, Delaware, United States
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name
--------------------------------------------------------
City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
--------------------------------------------------------
5. Date on which the threshold was 02/05/2022
crossed or reached (vi) :
--------------------------------------------------------
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/05/2022
--------------------------------------------------------
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both Total number
rights attached through financial in % (8.A + of voting rights
to shares (total instruments 8.B) held in issuer
of 8. A) (total of 8.B (8.A + 8.B)
1 + 8.B 2) (vii)
------------------------ ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
------------------------ ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Position of
previous notification
(if
applicable) 10.70% N/A 10.70%
------------------------ ------------------- --------------- ------------------
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares (ix)
ISIN code (if
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
-----------------
GB00BZC0LC10
Common Stock 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. A 0 0.00%
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may rights
(x) Period be acquired if
(xi) the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting
instrument date (x) Conversion cash voting rights rights
Period (xi) Settlement
(xii)
------------------ ----------------- --------------- ------------------
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
--------------- ------------------
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled
by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer (xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional
rows as necessary) (xiv)
Name (xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than the instruments if it higher than the
notifiable threshold equals or is higher notifiable threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
--------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
---------------------------------------------------
The number and % of voting rights
held
---------------------------------------------------
The date until which the voting rights
will be held
---------------------------------------------------
11. Additional information (xvi)
Transaction consists of an intra-group transfer to an affiliate. Transferor
and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc.
Place of completion Wichita, Kansas
Date of completion 03/05/2022
----------------
TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and
to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the Victoria PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached
(ii) :
--------------------------------------------------------
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
UK issuer
------------------
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
------------------
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
------------------
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
------------------
Other (please specify)(iii) : (Intra-group transfer from affiliate; X
transferor and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch
Industries, Inc.)
------------------
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name Wood River Capital, LLC
City and country of registered office Wilmington, Delaware, United States
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name
--------------------------------------------------------
City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
--------------------------------------------------------
5. Date on which the threshold was 02/05/2022
crossed or reached (vi) :
--------------------------------------------------------
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/05/2022
--------------------------------------------------------
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both Total number
rights attached through financial in % (8.A + of voting rights
to shares (total instruments 8.B) held in issuer
of 8. A) (total of 8.B (8.A + 8.B)
1 + 8.B 2) (vii)
----------------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 10.70% 0.00% 10.70% 12,500,000
----------------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
Position of N/A N/A N/A
previous notification
(if
applicable)
----------------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares (ix)
ISIN code (if
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
-----------------
GB00BZC0LC10
Common Stock 12,500,000 N/A 10.7% 0.00%
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. A 12,500,000 10.7%
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may rights
(x) Period be acquired if
(xi) the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
----------------- ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting
instrument date (x) Conversion cash voting rights rights
Period (xi) Settlement
(xii)
------------------ ----------------- --------------- ------------------
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
--------------- ------------------
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled
by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer (xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights X
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional
rows as necessary) (xiv)
Name (xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than the instruments if it higher than the
notifiable threshold equals or is higher notifiable threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
--------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------
Koch Industries, N/A
Inc.
--------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------
Wood River Capital,
LLC 10.7% 10.7%
--------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
------------------------------------------------
The number and % of voting rights
held
------------------------------------------------
The date until which the voting rights
will be held
------------------------------------------------
11. Additional information (xvi)
Transaction consists of an intra-group transfer from an affiliate. Transferor
and transferee are wholly owned subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc.
Place of completion Wichita, Kansas
Date of completion 03/05/2022
----------------
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