Mothercare Plc : Holding(s) in Company

Mothercare Plc : Holding(s) in Company

Released : 26.01.2018 10:16

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 attachedi i:				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 obligationiv
Name				UBS Asset Management (Traditional and IFS) UBS Group AG
City and country of registered office (if applicable)				Zürich, Switzerland
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:				23 January 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):				25 January 2018
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 issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	Below notifiable threshold		Below notifiable threshold	170,871,885
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	9.97%		9.97%
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix				% of voting rights
	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	Below notifiable threshold			Below notifiable threshold
SUBTOTAL 8. A	Below notifiable threshold				Below notifiable threshold

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 datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	% of voting rights

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))

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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% 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
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

Place of completion	Opfikon, Switzerland
Date of completion	25.01.2018

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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