Plus500 Limited Holding(s) in Company (1958U)
January 16 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPLUS
RNS Number : 1958U
Plus500 Limited
16 January 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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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 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) 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 10.01.2017
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 16.01.2017
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or
reached: (vi, vii) 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%
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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 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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IL0011284465
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Below Below
3% 3% 1,265,576 1,265,576 1.10%
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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 rights that rights
instrument Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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Right of
Recall
over a
securities
lending
agreement N/A N/A 2,844,990 2.48%
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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
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument (xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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Nominal Delta
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Equity Swap N/A 12.01.2017 N/A 3,100,000 N/A 2.70%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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7,210,566 6.28%
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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 5,810,566
voting rights (5.06%) 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 5,810,566 voting rights (5.06%) 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 5,810,566 voting rights (5.06%) 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 5,810,566 voting rights (5.06%) 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 5,810,566 voting rights (5.06%)
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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13. Additional information:
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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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