FOCUSRITE PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

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RNS Number : 7043Z

Focusrite PLC

12 December 2014

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		Focusrite Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			P
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	Polar Capital European Forager Fund Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	08.12.2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	08.12.2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	>3%


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
GB00BSBMW716		0			0			2,241,752		2,241,752		3.86%


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
N/A

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
N/A													Nominal		Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
2,241,752									3.86%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi


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:	Polar Capital Operations Department
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 (0) 207 227 2700


Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Polar Capital European Forager Fund Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	c/o Citi Hedge Fund Services (Cayman), Ltd., Cayman Corporate Centre - Fifth Floor, 27 Hospital Road, PO BOX 10293, Grand Cayman KY1 - 1003, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Phone number & email	+44 (0) 207 227 2700 Polar.[email protected]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Stephen Amoah
Contact address	Polar Capital LLP 4 Matthew Parker street London SW1H 9NP
Phone number & email	+44 (0)207 227 2768
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

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