THE CHARACTER GROUP PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2015

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RNS Number : 5236G

Character Group PLC

20 November 2015

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 CHARACTER 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			X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	GLG PARTNERS LP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	19/11/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20/11/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	6%


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
GB0008976119	0			0			39,220		39,220			0.18


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
CFD		N/A		N/A		N/A			1,286,452				Nominal		Delta
5.95%			5.95%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
1,325,672								6.13%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
GLG Partners is an investment management firm investing money on behalf of clients and investment funds.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Not Applicable
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		Not Applicable
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		Not Applicable

13. Additional information:	Not Applicable
14. Contact name:	Charlotte Bentley
15. Contact telephone number:	+ 44 (0)20 7144 7243

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