TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Alliance Trust 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 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): | SHARE BUY-BACKS | X | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | D C Thomson & Co Limited | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | As above | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 10/03/2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13/03/2017 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 4% |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB00B11V7W98 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 4.07% | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
16,000,000 | 4.07% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
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: |
Notification of current position using the total Voting rights figure of 393,196,577 | |
14. Contact name: | Irene Douglas, Company Secretary | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01382 575732 |
George Renouf
Alliance Trust PLC
Telephone: 0131 322 3357
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Source: Alliance Trust PLC via Globenewswire
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