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RNS Number : 0754U

Equals Group PLC

24 July 2020

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) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                            Equals Group PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                     X 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 Other (please specify): 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                                     BennBridge Ltd 
 City and country of registered office                    London , United Kingdom 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
 Name                                                     Schroder UK Dynamic Absolute Return 
                                                           Fund 
 
                                                           Schroder GAIA UK Dynamic Absolute 
                                                           Return Fund 
 
                                                           Schroder GAIA Helix 
 
                                                           LF Tellworth UK Smaller Companies 
                                                           Fund 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office                    London 
  (if applicable) 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                       23/07/2020 
  crossed or reached : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):           24/07/2020 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 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)         of issuer 
                                        of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                              1 + 8.B 2) 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                             4.84%                  0.25%               5.10%         178,602,918.00 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                            5.18%                  0.14%               5.32% 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of     Number of voting rights                        % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                  ---------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
                          Direct                Indirect                  Direct                 Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive    (Art 10 of Directive     (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1)                                       (DTR5.2.1) 
                  ---------------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------- 
 GB00BLS0XX25      8,661,664.00                 454,113.0                 4.84%                    o.25% 
                  ---------------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                     9,115,777.00                                       5.10% 
                  ---------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/            Number of voting        % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion Period    rights that may         rights 
                                                        be acquired if 
                                                        the instrument 
                                                        is 
                                                        exercised/converted. 
                    -----------  -------------------  ----------------------  ------------ 
 
                                  SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                 -------------------  ----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Physical or      Number of        % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    cash             voting rights    rights 
                                   Period        settlement 
                    -----------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
                                                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 
 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) 
           Name              % of voting rights      % of voting rights        Total of both if 
                               if it equals or        through financial         it equals or is 
                               is higher than           instruments if          higher than the 
                               the notifiable          it equals or is       notifiable threshold 
                                  threshold            higher than the 
                                                     notifiable threshold 
                           ---------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Schroder UK Dynamic 
  Absolute Return 
  Fund                      2.60%                  0.00                      2.60% 
                           ---------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Schroder GAIA UK 
  Dynamic Absolute 
  Return Fund               0.52%                  0.00                      0.52% 
                           ---------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 Schroder GAIA Helix        0.08%                  0.25%                     0.33% 
                           ---------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 LF Tellworth UK 
  Smaller Companies 
  Fund                      1.63%                  0.00                      1.63% 
                           ---------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 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 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London 
 Date of completion    24/07/2020 
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