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RNS Number : 1861D

M. P. Evans Group PLC

04 July 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           M P EVANS GROUP PLC 
  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 
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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                                        FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited delegated        ΓΌ 
  specify):                                           investment management services to FIL Investments 
                                                      International on 1 July 2016 and the chain of 
                                                      controlled undertakings through which voting rights 
                                                      are held is updated to reflect this delegation. 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                     FIL Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                        See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                   01 July 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                     04 July 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                   5% 
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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 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Indirect        Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB0007538100         5,464,284         5,464,284       5,464,284               5,464,284                        9.80% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)     Conversion Period                 rights that may           rights 
 instrument                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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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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                                                                                              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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                                          5,464,284                                                              9.80% 
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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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   Controlled Undertaking           Percentage Holding 
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    FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL                  9.80 
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    Grand Total                                    9.80 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  acquire/ cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:                                                Threshold crossing by a controlled 
                                                                             undertaking 
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 14. Contact name:                                                          Sally-Ann Hatton 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148 
 
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