TIDMDC.

RNS Number : 3847U

Dixons Carphone PLC

17 January 2017

 
 
 
 
 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)

 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                      Dixons Carphone 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 
  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                                               Standard Life Investments (Holdings) 
  to the                                                                                     Limited (Parent Company) 
  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 date                                                                       13/01/2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                         16/01/2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                              Standard Life Investments Limited - 
  or                                                                                                               5% 
  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) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  -------------  ---------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB00B4Y7R145   83,202,898                  83,202,898        81,597,144                81,597,144               7.081 
               --------------------------  ----------------  -------------  ---------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 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 (xiii)               Conversion Period               rights that may          rights 
 instrument                                    (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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 81,597,144                                                     7.081 
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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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   Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 7.081% 
   Standard Life Investments Limited - 6.246% 
   Ignis Investment Services Limited - Below 5% 
 
 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:                                                   Total voting rights of 1,152,398,539 
                                                                                 based on company announcement as at 
                                                                                                 3(rd) January 2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                     Regulatory Reporting Services 
                                                                      Regulatory_Reporting_Services@standardlife.com 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                       (0131) 245 8568 
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