Watches of Switzerland Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (1362P)
15 October 2021 - 12:43AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWOSG
RNS Number : 1362P
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
14 October 2021
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:
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):
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name Brian Duffy
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name As above
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold 14/10/2021
was crossed or reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified 14/10/2021
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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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 % of voting rights
to shares instruments of issuer
(total of (total of 8.B.1 (8.A + 8.B)
8.A) + 8.B.2)
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Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold
was crossed or
reached 3.21% 0.00% 3.21% 7,696,999
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Position of previous N.A. N.A. N.A.
notification
(if applicable)
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on
which the threshold was crossed or reached:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Number of voting rights % of voting rights
of shares
ISIN code
(if possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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GB00BJDQQ870
Common Stock 7,696,999 3.21
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SUBTOTAL 8.A 7,696,999 3.21%
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B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the instrument
is exercised/converted
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N/A
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect DTR5.3.1R
(1) (b)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number of % of voting
instrument date Conversion or cash voting rights rights
Period settlement
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N/A
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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
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting X
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held
starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
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Name % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both
if it equals through financial if it equals
or is higher instruments if or is higher
than the notifiable it equals or than the notifiable
threshold is higher than threshold
the notifiable
threshold
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Brian Duffy 3.06%
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Duffy Management &
Investments Company
Limited 0.15%
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Total 3.21%
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting rights
held
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The date until which the voting
rights will be held
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11. Additional information:
This notification relates to the total shareholding of Brian Duffy,
CEO of Watches of Switzerland Group PLC (the "Company"), following
the exercise of the nil cost option granted to him upon the IPO
of the Company in 2019, which has now been exercised, and the
disposal of such number of the shares arising from that exercise
that was necessary to cover the tax liability that crystallised
upon exercise of that option.
Place of completion London
Date of completion 14/10/2021
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