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RNS Number : 2444D

Thorntons PLC

25 April 2013

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                    Thorntons 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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                 Crystal Amber Fund Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                               24/04/2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 25/04/2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                       4% 
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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) 
--------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  ------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
  GB0008901935   2,631,838        2,631,838           2,906,838     2,906,838                 4.25% 
                ---------------  ------------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 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. 
----------------------  ---------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 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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 2,906,838                                                        4.25% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                            Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      01773 542384 
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