TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Darty plc |
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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 |
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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 to the |
Knight Vinke Asset Management LLC for itself and on behalf of other Knight Vinke companies and partnerships |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
State Street Bank and Trust Company, on behalf of Knight Vinke Institutional Partners I, L.P. ("KVIP I"), Knight Vinke Institutional Partners II, L.P. ("KVIP II"), Knight Vinke Institutional Partners V, L.P. ("KVIP V"), and KV Services II Limited.
Bank of New York Mellon, Massachusetts on behalf of KV Services II Limited
UBS, Luxembourg on behalf of KV Services Limited
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
14th May 2015 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
19th May 2015 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
14.34% shareholding with direct voting rights. The filing requirement arises from voting rights associated with 56,930,915 shares directly held by TRS Texas being assumed by the beneficiary. No shares have changed hands.
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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 of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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GB0033040113 |
132,605,624 |
132,605,624 |
75,974,709 |
75,974,709 |
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14.34% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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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 financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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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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75,974,709 |
14.34% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Knight Vinke Asset Management LLC, KVAM International II Limited, KV Services Limited and KV Services II Limited being investment managers in the Knight Vinke Group and KVIP I, KVIP II and KVIP V (together the "Knight Vinke Group").
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
State Street Bank and Trust Company, UBS and BNY Mellon as detailed in #4 |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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The filing requirement arises from voting rights associated with 56,930,915 shares directly held by TRS Texas being assumed by the beneficiary. No shares have changed hands.
Knight Vinke total holding of 75,974,709 shares represents 14.34 % of shares outstanding.
As part of this total some named entities within the Knight Vinke Group have major interests in the shares
Notification using shares in issue figure of 529,553,216
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14. Contact name: |
Simon Enoch, Company Secretary Darty plc |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7269 1400 |
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