TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Guscio plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Richard Charles Thompson
notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Brewin Nominees Ltd and Starnevesse Ltd
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 24 May 2016
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 May 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 15%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible
using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
xii
1,192,135 1,192,135 21,041,763 21,041,763 15.57%
Ordinary Shares
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to xix, xx
period xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
21,041,763 15.57%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Richard Thompson is 100% owner of Amphitrite Limited (Brewin Nominees
registered shareholding) which owns 1,192,135 shares and majority owner of
Starnevesse Limited that owns 19,849,628 shares.
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:
14. Contact name: Rupert Horner
15. Contact telephone number: 0787 257 1312