API Group plc : Holding(s) in Company

API Group PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
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For filings with the FSA include the 
 annex 
 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
 annex 
 
 
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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)                             | 
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying  |                                | 
|issuer                                       |                   API Group Plc| 
|of existing shares to which voting rights are|                                | 
|attached: (ii)                               |                                | 
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|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           |  YES  | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which  |       | 
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting|  NO   | 
|rights are attached                                                   |       | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect|  NO   | 
|to qualifying financial instruments                                   |       | 
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                      |  NO   | 
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|Other (please specify):                                               |  NO   | 
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to  |                                       | 
|the                                   |             Crystal Amber Fund Limited| 
|notification obligation: (iii)        |                                       | 
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s)        |       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)| 
|(if different from 3.):(iv)           |                                Limited| 
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|5. Date of the transaction and date on|                                       | 
|which the threshold is crossed or     |                             27/02/2013| 
|reached: (v)                          |                                       | 
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:     |                             28/02/2013| 
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|                                    10%| 
|reached: (vi, vii)                    |                                       | 
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|8. Notified details:                                                           | 
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)                                 | 
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|Class/type  |Situation previous   |Resulting situation after the triggering    | 
|of          |to the triggering    |transaction                                 | 
|shares      |transaction          |                                            | 
|            +---------+-----------+---------+------------------+---------------+ 
|if possible |Number   |Number     |Number   |Number of voting  |% of  voting   | 
|using       |of       |of         |of shares|rights            |rights (x)     | 
|the ISIN    |Shares   |Voting     +---------+---------+--------+------+--------+ 
|CODE        |         |Rights     |Direct   |Direct   |Indirect|Direct|Indirect| 
|            |         |           |         |(xi)     |(xii)   |      |        | 
+------------+---------+-----------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+ 
|            |         |           |         |         |        |      |        | 
|            |         |           |         |         |        |      |        | 
|GB0000592062|7,598,310|7,598,310  |7,748,310|7,748,310|        |10.10%|        | 
|            |         |           |         |         |        |      |        | 
|            |         |           |         |         |        |      |        | 
+------------+---------+-----------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+ 
 
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|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                            | 
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           | 
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|Type of       |Expiration|Exercise/          |Number of voting   |% of voting  | 
|financial     |date      |Conversion Period  |rights that may be |rights       | 
|instrument    |(xiii)    |(xiv)              |acquired if the    |             | 
|              |          |                   |instrument is      |             | 
|              |          |                   |exercised/         |             | 
|              |          |                   |converted.         |             | 
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|              |          |                   |                   |             | 
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|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial  | 
|Instruments (xv, xvi)                                                          | 
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           | 
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|Type of      |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting   |% of voting   | 
|financial    |price   |date      |Conversion|rights instrument  |rights (xix,  | 
|instrument   |        |(xvii)    |period    |refers to          |xx)           | 
|             |        |          |(xviii)   |                   |              | 
+-------------+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+-------+------+ 
|             |        |          |          |                   |Nominal|Delta | 
|             |        |          |          |                   +-------+------+ 
|             |        |          |          |                   |       |      | 
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|Total (A+B+C)                                                                  | 
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|Number of voting rights            |Percentage of voting rights                | 
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|7,748,310                          |10.10%                                     | 
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or| 
|the                                                                       | 
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)          | 
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|Proxy Voting:                                                             | 
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|10. Name of the proxy holder:                    |                        | 
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will    |                        | 
|cease                                            |                        | 
|to hold:                                         |                        | 
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold|                        | 
|voting rights:                                   |                        | 
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|13. Additional information:  |           Calculation based on Total Voting| 
|                             |                 Rights figure of 76,748,730| 
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|14. Contact name:            |                                 Kevin Smith|