REG - discoverIE Group plc abrdn PLC - Holding(s) in Company

AberdeenAnnouncement

09/09/2021 10:45

RNS Number : 2770L
  
discoverIE Group plc
  
09 September 2021
  
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 

1. Issuer Details 



ISIN 


GB0000055888


Issuer Name 


DISCOVERIE GROUP PLC


UK or Non-UK Issuer 


UK



2. Reason for Notification 


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An event changing the breakdown of voting 


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 



Name 


Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios 


City of registered office (if applicable) 


Edinburgh 


Country of registered office (if applicable) 


United Kingdom 



4. Details of the shareholder 



Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above 


 


City of registered office (if applicable) 


 


Country of registered office (if applicable) 


 



5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 


07-Sep-2021 


6. Date on which Issuer notified 


08-Sep-2021 


7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 







% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) 


% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 


Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) 


Total number of voting rights held in issuer 




Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 


12.269271


0.000000


12.269271


11,632,018




Position of previous notification (if applicable) 


11.942488


0.000000


11.942488








8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 


8A. Voting rights attached to shares 





Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) 


Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) 


Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) 


% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) 


% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) 




GB0000055888 






11,632,018






12.269271




Sub Total 8.A 


11,632,018


12.269271





8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a)) 





Type of financial instrument 


Expiration date 


Exercise/conversion period 


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


% of voting rights 


























Sub Total 8.B1 

















8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b)) 





Type of financial instrument 


Expiration date 


Exercise/conversion period 


Physical or cash settlement 


Number of voting rights 


% of voting rights 






























Sub Total 8.B2 

















9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 


2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary) 





Ultimate controlling person 


Name of controlled undertaking 


% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold 


% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold 


Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold 




abrdn plc 




















abrdn plc 


Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited 
















abrdn plc 


Standard Life Investments Limited 


10.128124


0.000000


10.128124


























abrdn plc 




















abrdn plc 


Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
















abrdn plc 


Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 






































abrdn plc 




















abrdn plc 


Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
















abrdn plc 


Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited 
















abrdn plc 


Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited 






































abrdn plc 




















abrdn plc 


Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited 
















abrdn plc 


Aberdeen Standard Capital Limited 

















10. In case of proxy voting 



Name of the proxy holder 


 


The number and % of voting rights held 


 


The date until which the voting rights will be held 


 



11. Additional Information 


In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.



This disclosure also reflects the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited ("SLIHL") and held by the underlying investment management entity Standard Life Investments Limited ("SLIL") increased above the 10% notifiable threshold due to trading and due to participation in the placing of shares in DiscoverIE Group PLC on 7 September 2021.



SLIHL now effectively holds 10.128598% and SLIL holds 10.128124% of the delegated voting rights of the shares in DiscoverIE Group PLC. Prior to this crossing, SLIHL effectively held 9.768006% and SLIL held 9.767503%.


12. Date of Completion 


08-Sep-2021


13. Place Of Completion 


Edinburgh, United Kingdom


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