TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares
15 February 2012
(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
RPS GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state 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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)
Other (please specify): (No)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Kames Capital
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
13th January 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14th February 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | |
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |
GB0007594764 | 10,909,283 | 10,909,283 |
(UNDER S-198 ON 02/02/04)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
GB0007594764 | 8,611,295 | 8,611,295 | 2,435,988 | 3.94% | 1.11% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting right |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar seonomic effect to Qualifying Fincial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights | |
Contract for Difference |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | Nominal | Delta |
0.00% | 1 |
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | 11,047,283 |
Percentage of voting rights | 5.05% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Kames Capital:-
Kames Capital plc
Kames Capital Management Lld
Kames Capital ICVC
Kames Capital VCIC
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
Kames Capital
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:
N/A
FIRST NOTIFICATION UNDER DTR SOURCEBOOK
14. Contact name:
Wendy Dunsmore
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 549 3706
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