TIDMPLUS

RNS Number : 3340X

Plus500 Limited

20 February 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer 
  exclude the annex 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                              PLUS500 LTD 
  the underlying 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                               X 
  instruments 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 effect to qualifying 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. Full name of person(s)                                       Morgan Stanley (Institutional 
  subject to the                                                  Securities Group and Global 
  notification obligation:                                             Wealth Management) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                               15.02.2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                  20.02.2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                  6%* 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
  of             to the triggering                triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number         Number             Number of                    % of voting 
                 of                of             of shares          voting                       rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -------------  -----------------  ---------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                 Direct             Direct        Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)         (xii) 
-------------    ------------    -----------    -----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 IL0011284465   2,970,772         2,970,772      175,887            175,887                      0.15% 
               ----------------  -------------  -----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration                   Exercise/          Number of voting    % of voting 
 financial         date (xiii)                  Conversion         rights that         rights 
 instrument                                     Period (xiv)       may be 
                                                                   acquired if 
                                                                   the 
                                                                   instrument 
                                                                   is 
                                                                   exercised/ 
                                                                   converted. 
---------------  ---------------------------  -----------------  ------------------  --------------------------------- 
 Right of 
 recall 
 over 
 securities 
 lending 
 agreements                  N/A                     N/A              2,500,000                    2.18% 
---------------  ---------------------------  -----------------  ------------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 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 
  financial     price           date           Conversion       rights instrument    rights (xix, 
  instrument                    (xvii)         period           refers to            xx) 
                                               (xviii) 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  ----------------------------------- 
                                                                                      Nominal             Delta 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Equity Swap         N/A         16.03.2017         N/A             4,500,000           N/A               3.92% 
-------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 7,175,887                                                      6.25% 
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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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 Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance 
  Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 
  4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of 7,175,887 
  voting rights (6.25%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan 
  Stanley Investments (UK) 
 
  Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary 
  Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect 
  holder of 7,175,887 voting rights (6.25%) and is a subsidiary 
  of Morgan Stanley UK Group 
 
  Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, Canary 
  Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect 
  holder of 7,175,887 voting rights (6.25%) and is a subsidiary 
  of Morgan Stanley International Limited 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, 
  Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an 
  indirect holder of 7,175,887 voting rights (6.25%) and 
  is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings 
  Inc. 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The 
  Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 
  1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. 
  is an indirect holder of 7,175,887 voting rights (6.25%) 
  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                           N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                         N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                                             Morgan Stanley's total holding 
  13. Additional information:                                 in PLUS500 LTD remains above 
                                                              the 6.00% threshold previously 
                                                              disclosed, however, this 
                                                              notification is being made 
                                                              on the basis that the holding 
                                                              in sections 8(b)+8(c) has 
                                                              crossed a relevant threshold 
                                                              in their own right at the 
                                                              component level. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               +44 141 245-7736 
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