DJ PLUS Markets Group PLC Holding(s) in Company

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RNS Number : 8185J

PLUS Markets Group PLC

10 August 2012

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          PLUS Markets 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                                        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 
  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             Close Securities Holdings Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Winterflood Client Nominees Ltd A/C 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                   NET 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           9 August 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             10 August 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or                                           15%, 14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 
  reached: (vi, vii)                            7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1% 
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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) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ----  ---------  ------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 GB0032654641   61,195,677        61,195,677                                     0                         0 
               ----------------  --------------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 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          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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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 0                                                               0 
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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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                                          Close Brothers Group plc (parent Company) 
         Close Brothers Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Close Brothers 
                                                                         Group plc) 
       Close Securities Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Close Brothers 
                                                                  Holdings Limited) 
 
 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:                           Tazim Essani 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                020-7655 3379 
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