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RNS Number : 9980Q

Thorntons PLC

23 June 2015

 
 
 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 
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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 
  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                                 Ferholding UK Ltd 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                  N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                    22 June 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      23 June 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       Above 39% 
  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) 
---------------    ---  ------  ------  -----      -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB0008901935)   Below 3%       Below 3%            26,965,241     26,965,241      N/A          39.12%           N/A 
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 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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 N/A                     N/A             N/A                             N/A                            N/A 
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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            Exercise     Expiration     Exercise/          Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial           price        date (xvii)    Conversion         rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period             refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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 N/A                N/A          N/A            N/A                                               Nominal        Delta 
-----------------  -----------  -------------  -----------------  ----                           -------------  ---------- 
                                                                   N/A                            N/A            N/A 
---------------    ---  ------  ------  -----      -----------    -----------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 26,965,241                                                      39.12% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 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: 
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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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