1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Character Group 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 | Otus Capital Management L.P. Otus Capital Management Ltd Andrew Gibbs | |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | BNYM - Omnibus A/C (GROSS) RBC ISB S.A. a/c ZUR NON RES. DOM. RATE-Clients NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED CREST ID CI01 Acc DOP17 | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 11 May 2017 | |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12 May 2017 | |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii | 6% |
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 | |||
Ordinary shares GB0008976117 | Above 5% | Above 5% | N/a | N/a | 1,428,352 | N/a | 6.75% |
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 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 |
1,428,352 | 6.75% |
Otus Capital Management L.P. is the investment manager of certain funds that hold the financial instruments disclosed in Section 8 of this form and which controls the voting rights attached those financial instruments.
Otus Capital Management Ltd is the general partner (and therefore a parent undertaking) of Otus Capital Management L.P. Andrew Gibbs is a parent undertaking of Otus Capital Management Ltd.
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: | Richard Colyer |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 20 7227 0007 |
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