PENDRAGON PLC - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire

London, July 8


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:		PENDRAGON PLC
2 Reason for the notification:
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			X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	ODEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	07 JULY 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	08 JULY 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	ABOVE 17%


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
Ordinary Share (GB00B1JQBT10)	219,552,086			219,552,086			219,961,828		219,961,828		15.125%

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
Contract for Difference (CFD)									27,563,185		Nominal	Delta
1.895%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
247,525,013								17.02%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Odey Allegra International Fund holds 4.83%. All other Funds hold less than 3%.

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:	RICHARD MALONEY, Group Legal Advisor
15. Contact telephone number:	01623 725 119

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