RNS Number : 1975A

The Gym Group plc

22 March 2017

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
THE GYM 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
Bank of America Corporation
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
Merrill Lynch International
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
17thMarch 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21stMarch 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:vi, vii
Above 3%, 4%, 5% & 6%
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
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rightsx
Direct
Directxi
Indirectxii
Direct
Indirect
GB00BZBX0P70
Below notifiable threshold
Below notifiable threshold
0
0
8,590,686
0
6.700%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
datexiii
Exercise/
Conversion Periodxiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration datexvii
Exercise/
Conversion periodxviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rightsxix, xx
Nominal
Delta
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
8,590,686
6.700%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Merrill Lynch International - Above trading book exemption threshold
Voting Rights
%
Merrill Lynch International
8,590,686
6.700%
Total
8,590,686
6.700%
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:
Harshini Gopa
15. Contact telephone number:
0207 996 3410

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