Watches of Switzerland Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9837O)
13 February 2021 - 12:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWOSG TIDMSLA
RNS Number : 9837O
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
12 February 2021
TR-1: S tandard 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 Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached
(ii) :
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer ( please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify) (iii) :
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen
plc affiliated investment management
entities with delegated voting rights
on behalf of multiple managed portfolios
City and country of registered office Edinburgh, Scotland
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was 10/02/2021
crossed or reached (vi) :
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/02/2021
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both Total number
rights attached through financial in % (8.A + of voting rights
to shares (total instruments 8.B) of issuer (vii)
of 8. A) (total of 8.B
1 + 8.B 2)
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Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 7.24% 0.00% 7.24% 239,455,554
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Position of
previous notification
(if
applicable) 5.05% 0.00% 5.05%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares (ix)
ISIN code (if
possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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GB00BJDQQ870 n/a 17,341,662 n/a 7.24%
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SUBTOTAL 8.
A 17,341,662 7.24%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
financial date Conversion Period rights that may
instrument (x) (xi) be acquired if
the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting rights
financial date (x) Conversion cash voting rights
instrument Period (xi) settlement
(xii)
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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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) issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights X
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with
the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please
add additional rows as necessary)
Name (xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is higher
is higher than instruments if it than the notifiable
the notifiable equals or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
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Standard Life Aberdeen
plc
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Standard Life Investments
(Holdings) Limited
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Standard Life Investments
Limited
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Standard Life Aberdeen
plc
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Aberdeen Asset Management
PLC
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Aberdeen Asset Managers
Limited
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Standard Life Aberdeen
plc
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Standard Life Investments
(Holdings) Limited
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Ignis Asset Management
Limited
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Ignis Investment Services
Limited
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Standard Life Aberdeen
plc
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Aberdeen Asset Management
PLC
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Aberdeen Asset Investment
Group Limited
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Aberdeen Asset Investments
Limited
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
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The number and % of voting rights N/A
held
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The date until which the voting rights N/A
will be held
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11. Additional information (xvi)
In reference to Section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named
discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios
on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements
where-by the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to
the referenced investment manager.
This disclosure is to reflect the fact that the voting rights effectively
held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company Standard
Life Investments (Holdings) Limited ("SLIHL") increased above the 5% notifiable
threshold due to trading on 10 February 2021. SLIHL now holds the delegated
voting rights to 5.28% of the shares in Watches of Switzerland Group PLC.
Place of completion 36 North Row, London W1K 6DH
Date of completion 12 February 2021
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Paul Eardley
Company Secretary
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7317 4600
Watches of Switzerland Group
PLC
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