MACFARLANE GROUP PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Aug 2, 2016

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RNS Number : 0015G

Macfarlane Group PLC

02 August 2016

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				MACFARLANE GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					ü
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					ü
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		29 JULY 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		01 AUGUST 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		10%

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	Indirect		Direct xi	Indirect xii		Direct	Indirect
GB0005518872	11,761,759			11,761,759				14,778,991			14,778,991			10.8402%
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
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
												Nominal		Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
14,778,991								10.8402%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
13,999,241 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients.
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:		The change in the percentage of shares held is due entirely to participation in the placing by Macfarlane Group Plc, the shares from which were admitted to the London Stock Exchange's Main Market on 29/07/2016.
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	David Clueit Hargreave Hale Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:	01253 754739

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