M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2017

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RNS Number : 3763W

M. P. Evans Group PLC

08 February 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		MP Evans Group 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			X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple portfolios
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	6 February 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	8 February 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	16% of voting rights attached to shares


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
GB0007538100	8,903,539			8,903,539		8,903,539				8,903,539			16.01 %

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
Rights to recall lent shares									45,000			0.08%

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
8,948,539							16.09%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited (16.09%)

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:	This notification is due to increasing above the 16% threshold of voting rights attached to shares due to a decrease in the total shares in issue.
14. Contact name:	Ben Van Loon
15. Contact telephone number:	01224 404090

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