Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company For filings with the FSA include the annex | |
For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | The Alliance Trust PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | No |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Yes |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Yes |
Other (please specify): | | No |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers) |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Elliott International, L.P, Liverpool Ltd Partnership, Elliott Associates L.P |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 2nd March 2017 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 6th March 2017 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Below 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 |
GB00B11V7W98 | 52,881,891 | 52,881,891 | 52,881,891 | 52,881,891 | | 11.63071% | |
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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 |
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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 |
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CFD over Ordinary Shares GB00B11V7W98 | | | | 23,500,970 | 5.16874% | |
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Total (A+B+C) |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
76,382,861 | 16.79946% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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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: | |
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13. Additional information: | The decrease in percentage shareholding notified in this form is a result of: Alliance Trust's acquisition of its own shares as announced in the RNS's of 2nd and 3rd March 2017 reducing the number of outstanding shares of the company. A reduction in the disclosable interest of Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers) as announced in the Alliance Trust RNS of 3:38pm, 2nd March 2017 |
14. Contact name: | Michael Cross |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0203 009 1305 |
George Renouf Alliance Trust PLC Telephone: 0131 322 3357