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RNS Number : 0035L

RPS Group PLC

22 April 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                 RPS Group 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                                                   Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                                No 
  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                               No 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                              No 
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 Other (please                                                           No                    No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                         Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its 
  to the                                                                    group 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                            See additional information under 13. 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                       17 April 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         21 April 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       Below the threshold of 5% 
  or 
  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 shares       rights                   (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                   Direct          Direct      Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB0007594764     12,036,115       12,036,115         178,179       178,179    10,396,618     0.080%         4.690% 
               ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion Period                 rights that may            rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         (xiv)                             be 
                                                                      acquired if the 
                                                                      instrument is 
                                                                      exercised/ converted. 
-----------------  -------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
 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          Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price         date (xvii)     Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period           refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                              Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,574,797                                                      4.770% 
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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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   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies 
   controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 
   Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg 
   S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls 
   the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle 
   International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. 
 
 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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                                                             Registered Owner 
  13. Additional information: 
                                                              Ameriprise Financial Inc            A/c             241,454 
 
                                                              Columbia Wagner Asset Management 
                                                               LLC                                A/c           3,172,470 
                                                              HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                               (UK) 
                                                              Limited                             A/c 740190       99,392 
                                                              HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                               (UK) 
                                                              Limited                             A/c 739874      459,547 
                                                              HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                               (UK) 
                                                              Limited                             A/c 740311       55,202 
 
                                                              Nortrust Nominees LTD               A/c ZLA05       582,638 
 
                                                              Nortrust Nominees LTD               A/c ZLA07     2,977,876 
 
                                                              Littledown Nominees Ltd             A/c 07197       178,179 
 
                                                              Littledown Nominees Ltd             A/c 10479         5,087 
 
                                                              Nortrust Nominees LTD               A/c ZLA12       136,723 
 
                                                              Nortrust Nominees LTD               A/c ZLA14        39,517 
 
                                                              Nortrust Nominees LTD               A/c 34789       339,439 
 
                                                              Littledown Nominees Ltd             A/c 10488       721,970 
 
                                                              Littledown Nominees Ltd             A/c 10490       815,303 
 
                                                              Littledown Nominees Ltd             A/c 31348       750,000 
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 14. Contact name:                                          Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                              +44 (0) 1793 363 135 
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