Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 8, 2016
Major Shareholding Notification
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W.H. Ireland Group PLC (WHI)
08-Dec-2016 / 15:00 GMT/BST
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| i TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
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| of existing shares to which voting rights are |
WH Ireland Group PLC | |||
| ii attached: |
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
PolygonGlobal | |||
| iii notification obligation: |
Partners LLP Reade Eugene Griffith |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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| iv (if different from 3.): |
N/A | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on |
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| which the threshold is crossed or |
6 December 2016 | |||
| v reached: |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
7 December 2016 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
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| vi, vii reached: |
23% |
| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights |
attached to |
viii, ix shares |
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| Class/type of shares |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number Number of of Shares Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
x % of voting rights |
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| Direct | xi Direct |
xii Indirect |
Direct | Indirect | |||||||
| Common Stock (GB0009241885) |
5,740,634 | 6,393,126 | 23.258% | ||||||||
| B: Qualifying |
Financial | Instruments | |||||||||
| Resulting situation |
after the |
triggering | transaction | ||||||||
| Type of financial Expiration instrument date |
xiii | Exercise/ xiv Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% | of voting rights |
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| C: Financial |
Instruments | with similar |
economic | effect to Qualifying |
Financial | xv, xvi Instruments |
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| Resulting situation |
after the |
triggering | transaction | ||||||||
| Type of financial instrument |
Exercise Expiration date xvii price |
Exercise/ Conversion xviii period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% xix, xx |
of voting rights |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 6,393,126 | 23.258% |
| 9. Chain of controlled |
undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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| financial instruments |
xxi are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in PolygonGlobal Partners LLP. Consequently, PolygonGlobal Partners LLP is a 'controlled undertaking' in relation to Mr. Griffith. |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder cease to hold: |
will N/A |
| 12. Date on which holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
proxy N/A |
| 13.Additional information: |
PolygonGlobal Partners LLP is the investment manager to a fund, Polygon European EquityOpportunity Master Fund, and a separate managed account that, between them, hold the positions referred to in this notification. |
| 14. Contact name: |
Katharine Ostrow |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
+44 020 7901 8331 |
Language: English ISIN: GB0009241885 Category Code: HOL TIDM: WHI Sequence Number:3664 Time of Receipt: 08-Dec-2016 / 15:00 GMT/BST
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