1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
Greggs PLC
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
¨
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
¨
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
S
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
¨
Other (please specify):
¨
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
6 February, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
7 February, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:vi, vii
Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Directxi
Indirectxii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B63QSB39
2,785,797
2,785,797
N/A
N/A
Below 5%
N/A
Below 5%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
datexiii
Exercise/
Conversion Periodxiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
Securities Lending
Below 5%
Below 5%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration datexvii
Exercise/
Conversion periodxviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rightsxix, xx
CFD
Below 5%
Nominal
Delta
Below 5%
Below 5%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
N/A
Below 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
See Annex 1
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:
Marc-Oliver Lesch
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7743 3650
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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Greggs plc is a United Kingdom-based food-on-the-go retailer. The Company's segment includes Retail company-managed shops and Business to business. The Company's Retail company-managed shops segment sells a range of fresh bakery goods, sandwiches and drinks in its own shops or via delivery. Its Business to business segment sells products to franchise and wholesale partners for sale in their own outlets as well as charging a license fee to franchise partners. The Company's Click + Collect service is available through both the Greggs App and Website - enabling customers to browse its menu, skip the queues and personalize their order. The Company serves customers through its wholesale partnership, delivery and Click + Collect, and has more than 2,378 shops comprising 1,912 company-managed shops and 466 franchised units.