TIDMCOLT

RNS Number : 8964V

Colt Group S.A.

12 August 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                           Colt Group S.A. 
  issuer 
  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                                      X 
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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 rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                         Lightning Investors Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                    11 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      12 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                  45.98% to 62.42% 
  or 
  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 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number            Number              Number          Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                  of                of                  of shares       rights                     (x) 
                  Shares            Voting 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ------------------  --------------  -------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                       Direct          Direct          Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)            (xii) 
--------------    -----  -------  -------  ----  ---  --------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 
  LU0253815640   412,349,317       412,349,317         559,770,078     559,770,078     Nil        62.42%         Nil 
                ----------------  ------------------  --------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration        Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)       Conversion Period                 rights that may            rights 
                                             (xiv)                             be 
                                                                               acquired if the 
                                                                               instrument is 
                                                                               exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A 
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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 rights 
 financial          price           date (xvii)    Conversion           rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period               refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 N/A                                                                                                  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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 559,770,078                                                         62.42% 
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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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                                                                                   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                     N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                     N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                      N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                     . 
  13. Additional information:                        This change from 45.98% to 62.42% 
                                                 is due to the transfer by FIL Limited 
                                                of Colt Group S.A. shares to Lightning 
                                                 Investors Limited, the entity through 
                                                     which FMR LLC and FIL Limited are 
                                                  conducting the offer to purchase all 
                                                    outstanding Colt Group S.A. shares 
                                                            not already owned by them. 
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 14. Contact name:                         Morten Singleton, Vice President Investor 
                                            Relations 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             +44 (0) 20 7863 5314 
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