Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | The Alliance Trust PLC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | No | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Yes | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Yes | ||||
Other (please specify): | No | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers) | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Elliott International, L.P, Liverpool Ltd Partnership, Elliott Associates L.P | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 15th December 2016 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19th December 2016 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 18% |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB00B11V7W98 | 52,881,891 | 52,881,891 | 52,881,891 | 52,881,891 | 10.3652% | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
CFD over Ordinary Shares | 39,750,917 | 7.7915% | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
92,632,808 | 18.1567% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | ||
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14. Contact name: | Michael Cross | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0203 009 1305 |
Enquiries:
George Renouf
Alliance Trust PLC
Telephone: 0131 322 3357
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Source: Alliance Trust PLC via GlobeNewswire
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