Swallowfield PLC Holding(s) in Company (1930H)

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RNS Number : 1930H

Swallowfield PLC

15 August 2016

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:

Swallowfield plc

2 Reason for the notification (delete as appropriate):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

SFM UK Management LLP, SFM UK Holdings Limited, Soros Fund Management LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

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

12 August 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 August 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10%, 11% and 12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type          Situation previous to the 
  of shares           triggering transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using the ISIN 
  CODE 
------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                     Number of Shares                   Number of 
                                                         Voting Rights 
-----------------   ---------------------------------  --------------------- 
 GB0008667304        1,653,000                          1,653,000 
------------------  ---------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
 Class/type         Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE 
-----------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                    Number           Number of voting               % of voting rights 
                    of shares         rights 
-----------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  --------------------- 
                    Direct           Direct             Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
-----------------  ---------------  -----------------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
  N/A                                N/A                2,103,000   N/A        12.46% 
 ---------------------------------  -----------------  ----------  ---------  ----------

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                                   Period        rights that 
                                                 may be 
                                                 acquired 
                                                 if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ------------

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights 
  instrument                            period        rights 
                                                      instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
 2,103,000                 12.46% 
------------------------  ---------------------

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

Soros Fund Management LLC is a parent undertaking of SFM UK Holdings Limited, which is a parent undertaking of SFM UK Management LLP.

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: N/A

14. Contact name: Jade Cornell

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7758 4800

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