Debenhams plc Holding(s) in Company (5928O)
August 22 2017 - 1:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMDEB TIDMSPD
RNS Number : 5928O
Debenhams plc
22 August 2017
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:
Debenhams plc
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation:
Sports Direct International plc
(Which is controlled by MASH Holdings Limited which is
controlled by Mike Ashley)
City and country of registered office: Shirebrook, UK
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
18 August 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21 August 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed
or reached:
Percentage of voting rights attached to shares: 0%
Percentage of voting rights through financial instruments:
21.04%
Total in percentage: 21.04%
Total number of voting rights of issuer: 1,227,822,150
Position of previous notification:
Percentage of voting rights attached to shares: 0%
Percentage of voting rights through financial instruments:
20.27%
8. Notified details:
Class/type of shares
ISIN: GB00B126KH97
A: Voting rights attached to shares
N/A
B: Financial Instruments according to Art.13 (1) (a) of
Directive 2004/109/EC
N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion or cash of voting rights
instrument Period settlement(xii) rights
(xi)
---------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------
24 Oct
2017
27 Oct
2017
1 Nov 2017
6 Nov 2017
Put Option 9 Nov 2017
Agreement 14 Nov
with Goldman 2017
Sachs International 17 Nov
over ordinary 2017
shares 22 Nov
(disclosed 2017
on 23 January 27 Nov
2015 and 2017
12 May 30 Nov
2016) 2017 n/a physical 128,927,113 10.50%
---------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------
Contract
for Differences
with Monecor
(London)
Limited n/a n/a cash 129,437,779 10.54%
---------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------
SUBTOTAL
8.B.2 258,364,892 21.04%
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Person subject to the notification obligation is
not controlled by any natural person or legal entity
and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying)
issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which x
the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting
with the ultimate controlling natural person or
legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as
necessary)
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Name(xv) % of voting % of voting Total of both
rights if it rights through if it equals
equals or is financial instruments or is higher
higher than if it equals than the notifiable
the notifiable or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
------------------- ----------------- ----------------------- ---------------------
Mike Ashley
------------------- ----------------- ----------------------- ---------------------
MASH Holdings
Limited
------------------- ----------------- ----------------------- ---------------------
MASH Beta Limited
------------------- ----------------- ----------------------- ---------------------
Sports Direct
International
plc 21.04% 21.04%
-------------------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights:
n/a
13. Additional Information:
N/A
14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:
Paul Eardley
Company Secretary
Telephone 0203 549 6000
Debenhams plc
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