TIDMPLUS

RNS Number : 0122G

Plus500 Limited

23 May 2017

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          Plus500 Ltd 
  the underlying 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)                                    Morgan Stanley (Institutional 
  subject to the                                                Securities Group and Global 
  notification obligation:                                          Wealth Management) 
  (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                                             19.05.2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                25.05.2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                        7% 
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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 
  of              to the triggering         triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number       Number       Number        Number of                % of voting 
                  of           of           of shares     voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares       Voting                     rights 
                               Rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
                                           Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                          (xi)         (xii) 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  ------------ 
 IL0011284465    99,197       99,197       143,423       143,423                  0.12% 
                -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  ------------ 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration                Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
 financial        date (xiii)              Conversion    voting         rights 
 instrument                                Period        rights that 
                                           (xiv)         may be 
                                                         acquired if 
                                                         the 
                                                         instrument 
                                                         is 
                                                         exercised/ 
                                                         converted. 
--------------  ------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------------------------------- 
 Right of 
  recall 
  over 
  securities 
  lending 
  agreements               N/A                 N/A        2,926,168                 2.55% 
--------------  ------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 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     % of voting 
  financial      price        date         Conversion    voting         rights (xix, 
  instrument                  (xvii)       period        rights         xx) 
                                           (xviii)       instrument 
                                                         refers to 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------------------------- 
                                                                       Nominal           Delta 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  --------------------- 
 Equity Swap        N/A       01.06.2017       N/A        5,000,000      N/A             4.35% 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  --------------------- 
 Equity Swap        N/A       29.09.2017       N/A          1,910        N/A             0.002% 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  --------------------- 
 Equity Swap        N/A       13.11.2017       N/A         13,020        N/A             0.01% 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,084,521                 7.04% 
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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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 Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance 
  Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 
  4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of 8,084,521 
  voting rights (7.04%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan 
  Stanley Investments (UK) 
 
  Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary 
  Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect 
  holder of 8,084,521 voting rights (7.04%) and is a subsidiary 
  of Morgan Stanley UK Group 
 
  Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, Canary 
  Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect 
  holder of 8,084,521 voting rights (7.04%) and is a subsidiary 
  of Morgan Stanley International Limited 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, 
  Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an 
  indirect holder of 8,084,521 voting rights (7.04%) and 
  is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings 
  Inc. 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The 
  Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 
  1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. 
  is an indirect holder of 8,084,521 voting rights (7.04%) 
  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                           N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                         N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Wilma Fairholm 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               +44 141 245-7218 
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