TIDMMER

RNS Number : 5052W

Mears Group PLC

11 December 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                            Mears Group Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 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. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                                     Artemis Fund Managers Limited 
 City and country of registered office                    London, United Kingdom 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
 Name 
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 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                       09/12/2019 
  crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):           10/12/2019 
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 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                             5.16%                                      5.16%         110,490,459.00 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 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) 
                  ---------------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------- 
 GB0005630420                             5,702,633.00                                     5.16% 
                  ---------------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                     5,702,633.00                                       5.16% 
                  ---------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 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 it equals or        through financial     if it equals or 
                              is higher than the       instruments if it      is higher than 
                             notifiable threshold     equals or is higher     the notifiable 
                                                      than the notifiable       threshold 
                                                           threshold 
                           -----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------- 
 Artemis Fund Managers 
  Limited                   5.16                     0.00                    5.16 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                    ----------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
 Artemis Fund Managers Limited is 100% owned by Artemis investment 
  Management LLP. The position of Artemis investment Management 
  LLP has not crossed a disclosable threshold. 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London 
 Date of completion    10/12/2019 
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