WICKES GROUP PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 17, 2021

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WICKES GROUP PLC (WIX)

WICKES GROUP PLC: TR1 Notification of Major Interest

17-Sep-2021 / 12:22 GMT/BST

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Wickes Group PLC

(the 'Company')

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BL6C2002

Issuer Name

WICKES GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Citigroup
Northern Trust

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

16-Sep-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

17-Sep-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

.	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.930000	0.000000	4.930000	12801742
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.030000	0.000000	5.030000

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BL6C2002		12801742		4.930000
Sub Total 8.A	12801742		4.930000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

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
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 1)		0.000000		0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 1)	Jupiter Fund Management Group Limited	0.000000		0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 1)	Jupiter Asset Management Group Limited	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 1)	Knightsbridge Asset Management Limited	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 1)	Jupiter Investment Management Group Limited	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 1)	Jupiter Asset Management Limited	0.400000	0.000000	0.400000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 2)		0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 2)	Merian Global Investors Limited	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 2)	Merian Global Investors (Jersey) Limited	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 2)	Merian Global Investors ( Finance) Limited	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 2)	Merian Global Investors Holdings Limited	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000%
Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Chain 2)	Jupiter Investment Management Limited	4.530000	0.000000	4.530000%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

17th September 2021

13. Place Of Completion

London, UK

For further information please contact:

Marianne Phillips

Assistant Company Secretary 

Tel: (44) 7552 211056

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ISIN:	GB00BL6C2002
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	WIX
LEI Code:	213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133
OAM Categories:	2.3. Major shareholding notifications
Sequence No.:	122450
EQS News ID:	1234265

End of Announcement	EQS News Service

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