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 | Plant Health Care 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 | Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Richard Griffiths |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 13 February 2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14 February 2014 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 16% |
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 | |||||
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 rights x | ||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Direct | xi Direct | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect |
GB00B01JC540 Ordinary 1p | 11,030,855 | 11,030,855 | 11,484,557 | 11,484,557 | 16.21% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | 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 date xvii | 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 |
11,484,557 | 16.21% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Blake Holdings Limited | 7,544,000 |
Seren Capital Management Limited | 3,000,426 |
Oak Trust Guernsey Limited | 238,949 |
ORA Capital Partners Limited | 99,218 |
Richard Griffiths direct holdings | 1,964 |
Richard Griffiths indirect holdings | 600,000 |
Total | 11,484,557 |
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: | Andrew C. Wood FCIS Company Secretary Plant Health Care plc |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0)208 866 5702 |
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