Michelmersh Brick : Notification of Major Interest in Shares – 11th September 2015
October 07, 2015 at 05:49 am EDT
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC
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 notification obligation: iii
Hosking Partners LLP (acting as Investment Manager for discretionary client portfolios)
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
11th September 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14th September 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii
17%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,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
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B013H060
16,675,156
13,404,819
17,141,532
13,871,195
17.08%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration datexiii
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration datexvii
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix,
xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
13,871,195
17.08%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:
Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc is a United Kingdom-based company, which is engaged in manufacturing bricks. The Company is involved in the manufacturing and distribution of clay bricks used in the construction industry. Its clay products are produced at five manufacturing plants. It owns seven premium market brands, Blockleys, Carlton, FabSpeed, Freshfield Lane, Michelmersh, Floren.be, and Hathern Terra Cotta. These divisions operate within a fully integrated business, combining the production of premium, precision made bricks, pavers, special shaped bricks, and bespoke Terra Cotta products. It also includes a landfill operator, New Acres Limited. Blockleys produces extruded wire cut facing bricks, clay pavers, paving accessories, and special shapes. Freshfield Lane produces a varied selection of clamp-fired stock facing bricks, special shaped bricks, and clay pavers in a range of appealing colors. Its subsidiaries include Dunton Brothers Limited and Floren & Cie NV.