1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | Millennium and Copthorne Hotels 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 theacquisition 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 | |
This is a clarification of the number of voting right shares held by the Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group, in its capacity as discretionary asset manager. Previous notifications have been Other (please submitted on an all share capital basis (inclusive of shares held specify): without voting powers being delegated to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group). This notification does not reflect any changes in shareholdings, and is purely a clarification exercise to confirm the voting rights held. Any such future notifications, as may be required, will be made on a voting rights basis only | X |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii | Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):iv | Aberdeen Global - Asian Smaller Companies Fund |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | N/a |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13 March 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii | 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 | ||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rightsx | |
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Direct xi | xii Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
GB0005622542 | 19,758,023 | 19,536,673 | 19,758,023 | 19,536,673 | 6.02% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiratio n datexiii | Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv | 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 Instrumentsxv, xvi | |||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiratio n datexvii | Exercise/ Conversio n periodxviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rightsxix, xx |
Nominal | Delta | ||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
19,536,673 | 6.02 |
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: |
13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: | Martin Reid |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01224 404253 |
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