TIDMARP

RNS Number : 1588W

Ashcourt Rowan PLC

20 December 2013

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                         Ashcourt Rowan plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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 
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 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                   X 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                          Polygon Global Partners LLP 
  to the                                                          Reade Eugene Griffith 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           State Street Nominees Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                   17 December 2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     19 December 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed               5%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15% and 
  or                                                                                16% 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type         Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                 to the triggering                        transaction 
  shares             transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                    Number           Number                  Number     Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                     of               of                     of          rights                    (x) 
                     Shares           Voting                 shares 
                                      Rights 
-----------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ---------  ------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                             Direct     Direct        Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)          (xii) 
-----------------   ----  --------  -------  ------  -----  ---------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------- 
 
   Ordinary 
   shares 
   (GB00B6540P35)   Below 5%         Below 5%                                         2,570,185                  7.28% 
                   ---------------  ----------------------  ---------  ------------  ----------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial         Expiration         Exercise/                      Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument                date (xiii)        Conversion Period              rights that may               rights 
                                               (xiv)                          be 
                                                                              acquired if the 
                                                                              instrument is 
                                                                              exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting              % of voting rights 
  instrument          price           date (xvii)      Conversion        rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
                                                       period            refers to 
                                                       (xviii) 
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 Total return                                                           3,395,000                     Nominal     Delta 
 swap relating 
 to ordinary 
 shares 
 (GB00B6540P35) 
------------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                                                                                  9.62% 
          -------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------      ----------  ---------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,965,185                                                             16.91% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in Polygon Global 
   Partners LLP. Consequently, Polygon Global Partners LLP is a "controlled 
   undertaking" in relation to Mr. Griffith. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                     N/a 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                     N/a 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                      N/a 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:               The positions that gave rise to the 
                                            notification obligation are held by 
                                            Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund 
                                            Limited ("TFG"). Tetragon Financial 
                                            Management LP ("TFM") has been appointed 
                                            as the investment manager of TFG. 
                                            Polygon Global Partners LLP provides 
                                            certain services to TFM pursuant to 
                                            a services agreement between them. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                 Sean Côté 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           0207 901 8330 
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