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Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Posted on 02 May 2017 by WH Ireland Group plc
RNS Number : 8797D
W.H. Ireland Group PLC
02 May 2017
 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii

WH Ireland Group PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

Change in issued ordinary share capital following admission of new shares.


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii

Polygon Global Partners LLP

Reade Eugene Griffith

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

28 April 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 May 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

25%




 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Common Stock

6,872,126




6,972,126


25.357%

(GB0009241885)


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 











Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,972,126

25.357%




 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in Polygon Global Partners LLP.  Consequently, Polygon Global Partners LLP is a “controlled undertaking” in relation to Mr. Griffith.


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:

Polygon Global Partners LLP is the investment manager to a fund, Polygon European Equity Opportunity Master Fund, and a separate managed account that, between them, hold the positions referred to in this notification. 

14. Contact name:

Katharine Ostrow

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 020 7901 8331

 

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