TIDMWYG

RNS Number : 4403Q

WYG Plc

29 February 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer                                                                                  WYG plc 
  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                                               Henderson Group plc 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (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 and date                                              26 February 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                29 February 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                  Below 14% 
  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 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 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary          9,084,319         9,084,319                                 9,007,874                     13.17% 
               ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB00B5N5WH70 
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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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      CFD                                                                   541,400           Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
                                                                                                 0.79% 
-------------      ------------    ------------      ------------    -------  -----------    ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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                     9,548,274                                                     13.96% 
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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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   See Annex 1 below. 
 
 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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                                                                             This disclosure has been calculated 
  13. Additional information:                                                based on voting rights in issue amount 
                                                                             68,384,528. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                       Scott Dickenson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                            020 7818 4184 
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 Annex 1: Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please tick the applicable box): 
 
  [ ] 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.(xiii) 
 
  [X] 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(xiv) : 
          Name(xv)              % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both if 
                                  if it equals or        through financial       it equals or is 

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                                 is higher than the      instruments if it       higher than the 
                                notifiable threshold    equals or is higher    notifiable threshold 
                                                        than the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
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 Henderson Group                     Below 5%                   -                   Below 5% 
  plc, Henderson Group 
  Holdings Asset Management 
  Limited, HGI Asset 
  Management Group 
  Limited, Henderson 
  Global Group Limited, 
  Henderson Holdings 
  Group Limited, HGI 
  Group Limited, Henderson 
  Global Investors 
  (Holdings) Limited, 
  AlphaGen Capital 
  Limited 
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 Henderson Group 
  plc, Henderson Group 
  Holdings Asset Management 
  Limited, HGI Asset 
  Management Group 
  Limited, Henderson 
  Global Group Limited, 
  Henderson Holdings 
  Group Limited, HGI 
  Group Limited, Henderson 
  Global Investors 
  (Holdings) Limited, 
  Henderson Global 
  Investors Limited                   11.13%                    -                    11.13% 
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