TIDMTHT TIDMCRS

RNS Number : 4122Q

Thorntons PLC

14 October 2013

 
 
 
 TR-1 : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                  Thorntons PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                        NO 
  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                       NO 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                      NO 
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 Other (please                                                                         NO 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                               Crystal Amber Fund Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and                                                  09/10/2013 
  date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               11/10/2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                     7% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
--------------  -----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                 Number          Number               Number     Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                  of              of                  of          rights                     (x) 
                  Shares          Voting              shares 
                                  Rights 
--------------  --------------  -------------------  ---------  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                      Direct     Direct         Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
--------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  -------------  ----------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
  GB0008901935   4,709,249       4,709,249                       4,826,749      4,826,749   7.06% 
                --------------  -------------------  ---------  -------------  ----------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                     Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      Conversion Period             rights that may               rights 
                                          (xiv)                         be 
                                                                        acquired if the 
                                                                        instrument is 
                                                                        exercised/ converted. 
---------------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise      Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial          price         date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period           refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 4,826,749                                                     7.06% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                  Calculation based on Total Voting 
                                                     Rights figure of 68,365,518 
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 14. Contact name:                            Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      01773 542384 
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