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Howden JoineryAnnouncement

26/05/2017 10:50

RNS Number : 3752G
Howden Joinery Group PLC
26 May 2017
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Howden Joinery Group PLC
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify)
No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited
Chase Nominees Limited
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Nortrust Nominees LTD
Securities Services Nominees Limited
State Street Bank & Trust Boston
State Street Nominees Limited
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited
Vidacos Nominees Ltd
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
24th May 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26th May 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below the threshold of 5%


8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
If possible use 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
Percentage of voting rights
Direct
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
GB0005576813 
31,476,774
31,476,774
306,784
306,784
30,909,844
0.049%
4.911%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period
No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.
Percentage of voting rights





C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise Price
Expiration date
Exercise / conversion period
No. of voting rights instrument refers to
Percentage of voting rights





Nominal
Delta
Equity Swap



121,263
0.019%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
31,337,891
4.979%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (0.321%)
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (4.658%)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:
The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9.
Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.
14 Contact name:
Mark Powney, Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.
15. Contact telephone name:
+44 (0) 1793 363 135

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