Universe Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (0987N)

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RNS Number : 0987N
Universe Group PLC
13 May 2015
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                      Universe Group 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                                                     x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 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) subject                                                                       Downing LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                  Downing ONE VCT plc 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                     PFS Downing Active Management Fund 
                                                                                 Client funds managed by Downing LLP 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                                      12/05/2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                        13/05/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                             24% 
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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 
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              Number           Number           Number         Number of voting            % of voting rights 
               of               of               of shares      rights                      (x) 
               Shares           Voting 
                                Rights 
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                                                Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                (xi)           (xii) 
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 Ordinary 
 shares       54,064,956       54,064,956       54,129,164     54,129,164                  24% 
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 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 Period               rights that may               rights 
 instrument                       (xiv)                           be 
                                                                  acquired if the 
                                                                  instrument is 
                                                                  exercised/ converted. 
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 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) 
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                                                                                             Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 54,129,164                                       24% 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                             Grant Whitehouse, Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                       0207 416 7780 
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