TIDMVRE

RNS Number : 5011T

VR Education Holdings PLC

15 November 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                     VR Education Holdings plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                           ------------------------------------- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): Type 1 Disclosure as per the Transparency 
  Directive II Regulation 
                                                                                           ------------------------------------- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                                                Octopus Investments Nominees Limited 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
 Name 
                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was 
  crossed or reached:                                                         13/11/2019 
                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified                                                 14/11/2019 
 (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                            % of voting        % of voting rights       Total of both       Total number 
                           rights attached      through financial         in % (8.A +        of voting rights 
                          to shares (total         instruments               8.B)            of issuer(vii) 
                              of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                   1 + 8.B 2) 
                       ---------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    9.87%                  N/A                  9.87%                                    193,136,406 
                       ---------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                    10.72%                N/A                   10.72% 
                       ---------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of     Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                         Direct                Indirect                       Direct                        Indirect 
                   (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive           (Art 10 of Directive 
                      2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)                   2004/109/EC)                  2004/109/EC) 
                        (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                      (DTR5.1)                     (DTR5.2.1) 
                                        --------------------- 
 IE00BG0HDR01                                 19,055,000                                                  9.87% 
                  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                     19,055,000                         9.87% 
                  -------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of           Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                      % of voting 
 financial          date                  Conversion Period      rights that may                       rights 
 instrument                                                      be acquired if 
                                                                 the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
                  --------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
                                         SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                        ---------------------  ------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of          Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or     Number of             % of voting 
 financial        date                   Conversion              cash           voting rights          rights 
 instrument                              Period                  settlement 
                 ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
                                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                                8.B.2 
                                                               --------------  -------------------- 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 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 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                                         X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
      Name                     % of voting rights                % of voting                 Total of both if 
                                 if it equals or                   rights                     it equals or is 
                               is higher than the                  through                    higher than the 
                              notifiable threshold                financial                notifiable threshold 
                                                                 instruments 
                                                                    if it 
                                                                equals or is 
                                                                   higher 
                                                                  than the 
                                                                 notifiable 
                                                                  threshold 
                  -------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 Octopus Capital 
  Ltd 
                  -------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 Octopus 
 Investments 
 Ltd 
                  -------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 Octopus 
  Investments 
  Nominees Ltd                 9.87% 
                  -------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                                       N/A 
                                                               ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                               ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                               ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (N/A) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT 
 Date of completion    14/11/2019 
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