TIDMTHT

RNS Number : 1962E

Thorntons PLC

07 April 2014

 
 
 TR-1 : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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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               Investmentaktiengesellschaft fuer langfristige 
  to the                                                                         Investoren TGV 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and                                                    2 April 2014 
  date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 3 April 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                   Below 3% 
  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) 
--------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  ------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
  Ord 10p 
  GB0008901935   2,081,425        2,081,425           2,051,513     2,051,513                 2.99% 
                ---------------  ------------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 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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 2,051,513                                                        2.99% 
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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:                  Calculation based on Total Voting 
                                                     Rights figure of 68,620,980 
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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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