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GreggsAnnouncement

17/10/2016 10:40

RNS Number : 6900M
Greggs PLC
17 October 2016
TR1 - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlyingissuerof existing shares to which voting rightsare attached:ii
Greggsplc
2Reasonforthenotification(pleaseticktheappropriateboxorboxes):
An acquisition or disposal of votingrights
X
Anacquisitionordisposalofqualifyingfinancialinstrumentswhichmayresultintheacquisitionofsharesalreadyissuedtowhichvotingrightsareattached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifyingfinancialinstruments
An event changing the breakdown of votingrights
Other(pleasespecify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject tothe notification obligation:iii
MFS InvestmentManagement
4. Full name ofshareholder(s)
(if different from3.):iv
MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalfofits various mutual funds and institutionalaccountclients.
5. Date of the transaction and dateonwhich the threshold is crossedorreached:v
13 October2016
6. Date on which issuernotified:
14 October2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossedorreached: vi,vii
5.00%
8. Notifieddetails:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,ix
Class/typeof shares
if possibleusing the ISINCODE
Situationpreviousto thetriggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggeringtransaction
Number ofShares
Number ofVotingRights
Number ofshares
Number ofvotingrights
% of voting rightsx
Direct
Directxi
Indirectxii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary GB00B63QSB39
Below5%
Below5%
5,314,697
5.25%
B: Qualifying FinancialInstruments
Resulting situation after the triggeringtransaction
Type offinancial
Expiration
Exercise/
Number ofvoting
% ofvoting
instrument
datexiii
Conversion Periodxiv
rights that maybe
rights
acquired ifthe
instrumentis
exercised/converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments
xv,xvi
Resulting situation after the triggeringtransaction
Type offinancialinstrument
Exercise price
Expirationdatexvii
Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii
Number of votingrightsinstrument refersto
% of voting rightsxix,xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of votingrights
Percentage of votingrights
5,314,697
5.25%
Entity
MFS Investment Management (LUX)S.A.
Holding
1,101
PercentageHeld
0.00%
MFS Investment Management CanadaLtd.
211,816
0.21%
MFS InvestmentManagement
2,520,287
2.49%
MFS Institutional Advisors,Inc.
186,630
0.18%
MFS International (U.K.)Ltd.
2,272,967
2.25%
MFS Investment ManagementK.K.
14,341
0.01%
MFS International Singapore Pte.Ltd.
107,555
0.11%
NotifiableInterest
5,314,697
5.25%
SharesOutstanding
101,155,910
ProxyVoting:
10. Name of the proxyholder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder willceaseto hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease toholdvotingrights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contactname:
15. Contact telephonenumber:

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