Poundland Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (3623H)

TIDMPLND
RNS Number : 3623H
Poundland Group PLC
16 August 2016
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   POUNDLAND GROUP PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                          X 
  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)                                    CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               PLEASE SEE SECTION 9. 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   12/08/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      16/08/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                    3% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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            voting                      rights 
                Shares                      Voting            shares        rights 
                                            Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -----------  --------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                              Direct       Direct       Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 ORD                                                                                                             3.961% 
 GB00BJ34VB96     N/A                         N/A               N/A          N/A          10,643,144     N/A 
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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                                    Period                         may be 
                                                                              acquired if 
                                                                              the 
                                                                              instrument is 
                                                                              exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A                N/A                       N/A                            N/A                         N/A 
-----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 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 
 instrument                                      period                         instrument 
                                                                                refers to 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 SWAP                          02/02/2017                                      92,012                  0.034% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           10,735,156                                                       3.995% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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      1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
       2. Credit Suisse AG 
       3. Credit Suisse Investments (UK) 
       4. Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK) 
       5. Credit Suisse Securities (EUROPE) Limited 
 
       1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
       2. Credit Suisse AG 
       3. Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding 
       Ltd 
       4. Credit Suisse Holding Europe (Luxembourg) S.A. 
       5. Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A. 
 
       1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
       2. Credit Suisse AG 
       3. Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding 
       Limited 
       4. Credit Suisse Funds AG 
 
 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:                                              Anthony Allen/Paul MacDonald 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  +44 (0) 20 7888 5416 / 8548 
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