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RNS Number : 0577B CLS Holdings PLC 30 May 2023
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to CLS Holdings plc
which voting rights are attached (ii):
LEI: 213800A357TKB2TD9U78
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an
"X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) (iii):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name Creative Value Investment Group Limited, trading as:
1. Creative Value Investment I Limited
2. Creative Value Investment II Limited
3. Creative Value Investment III Limited
4. Creative Value Investment IV Limited
5. Creative Value Investment V Limited
6. Creative Value Investment VII Limited
7. Creative Value Investment VIII Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable) St. Peter Port, Guernsey
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name Security Services Nominee Limited as nominee for Creative Value Investment VII
Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable) London, UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi): 26 May 2023
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 30 May 2023
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 both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii)
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 52.416241 0.000000 52.416241 208,307,524
Position of previous notification (if 52.064921 0.000000 52.064921
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares 31,544,136 7.937423
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment I
Limited
Ordinary Shares 29,838,374 7.508204
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment II
Limited
Ordinary Shares 33,336,606 8.388461
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment III
Limited
Ordinary Shares 24,375,000 6.133460
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment IV
Limited
Ordinary Shares 23,285,019 5.859189
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment V
Limited
Ordinary Shares 3,528,389 0.887845
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment VI
Limited
Ordinary Shares 24,375,000 3,900,000 6.133460 0.981354
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment VII
Limited
Ordinary Shares 34,125,000 8.586844
GB00BF044593
held by Creative
Value
Investment VIII
Limited
SUBTOTAL 8. A 208,307,524 52.416241
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)
exercised/converted.
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
(1) (b)
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash Number of voting rights % of voting rights
date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)
Settlement (xii)
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
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 the voting rights and/or X
the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary) (xiv)
Name (xv) % 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 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 52.416241 52.416241%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment Group
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 7.937423 7.937423%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment I
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 7.508204 7.508204%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment II
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 8.388461 8.388461%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment III
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 6.133460 6.133460%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment IV
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 5.859189 5.859189%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment V
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 0.887845 0.887845%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment VI
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 7.114814 7.114814 %
and Karin Mortstedt Investment VII
Family & Charity Trust Limited
The Trustees of the Sten Creative Value 8.586844 8.586844%
and Karin Mortstedt Investment VIII
Family & Charity Trust Limited
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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 (xvi)
Place of completion London, UK
Date of completion 30 May 2023
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