REG-Mothercare Plc : Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">MTC.L</Origin>

MothercareAnnouncement

24/07/2017 07:30

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
http://pdf.reuters.com/htmlnews/htmlnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20170724:nGNE3FG6l3


TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):                                                                                        Mothercare Plc GB0009067447                                                                                                                                                             
 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                                                                                                                                                                                                    UBS Asset Management (Traditional and IFS)                                                                                                                                              
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                   London, United Kingdom                                                                                                                                                                  
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Name                                                                                                                                                                                                    UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited UBS Asset Management Life Limited                                                                                                                     
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                   London, United Kingdom                                                                                                                                                                  
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                                                             19 July 2017                                                                                                                                                                            
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                                                          21 July 2017                                                                                                                                                                            
 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 of issuer (vii)     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                                              9.97%                                                                                                                                                                            9.97%                                                    170'867'830                    
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                                     10.07%                                                                                                                                                                            10.07%                                                                                  
 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 (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                   Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                            Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                     Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)         
                                               GB0009067447                                                                                                                                   17,034,836                                                                                                                                                   9.97%                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                                                                                          17,034,836                                                                                                                                    9.97%                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Type of financial instrument                                                                             Expiration                 Exercise/                                                                            Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.           % of voting rights                                                    
                                                                                                          date (x)                   Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                     SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Type of financial instrument           Expiration                                                                                   Exercise/                                          Physical or cash settlement (xii)                                                                         Number of voting rights  % of voting rights                                                    
                                        date (x)                                                                                     Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                        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 the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv )(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                    X                   
                           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 than the notifiable threshold                 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                
 UBS Group AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 UBS AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited                                                                 9.85%                                                                                                                                                                                             9.85%                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 UBS Group AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 UBS AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 UBS Asset Management Life 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  8152, Opfikon, Switzerland  
 Date of completion   21.07.2017                  
This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf of
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for
the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Mothercare Plc via Globenewswire