Wilmington PLC Holding(s) in Company (1467S)
December 16 2016 - 10:22AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWIL
RNS Number : 1467S
Wilmington PLC
16 December 2016
For filings with the FCA
include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude
the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or Wilmington Group PLC
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 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) Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
subject to the (and/or acting for its affiliates)
notification obligation: as discretionary investment
(iii) manager on behalf of multiple
portfolios
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
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5. Date of the transaction 14 December 2016
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 16 December 2016
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or
reached: (vi, vii) 10%
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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
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB0009692319 8,738,500 8,738,500 8,681,500 8,681,500 9.96%
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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 Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may 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 % of voting
financial price date Conversion voting rights rights (xix,
instrument (xvii) period instrument xx)
(xviii) refers to
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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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8,681,500 9.96%
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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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Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (6.91%)
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited
Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited (3.05%)
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: Ben Van Loon
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15. Contact telephone number: 01224 404090
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