Capita plc
CORRECTION: Veritas Funds PLC -
Holding(s) in Company
Capita plc (the “Company”) has received notification from
Veritas Funds PLC (“Veritas”) that it has provided the Company with
incorrect information regarding its shareholding in the Company.
Veritas has confirmed that it currently owns 3.8% of the Company’s
issued share capital. The “Holding(s) in Company” announcements
made by the Company on 27 October
2016 at 16:05, 8 December 2016
at 16:34 and 6 March 2017 at 16:10
were incorrect and should be disregarded. Veritas crossed the 3%
notification threshold on 22 November
2016 as disclosed below.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Capita plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to
the notification obligation
Veritas Funds PLC
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:
22 November 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
8 March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
Initial crossing of 3% threshold
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
|
GB00B23K0M20 |
19,569,732 |
19,569,732 |
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
|
GB00B23K0M20 |
- |
-
20,110,906
-
3.01% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
B: Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar
economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting
rights
20,110,906
|
% of voting
rights
3.01%
|
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
Veritas Funds PLC (FCA No. 196008) has holdings in Capita
plc
On 22 November 2016, Veritas Funds
PLC’s holding increased from 2.93% to 3.01%.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
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
14. Contact name:
Francesca Todd - Capita plc
Lucy Keshinro – Veritas Asset
Management LLP
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0)20 7202 0641 – Capita plc
+44(0)203 758 9938 - Veritas Asset Management LLP
9 March 2017