RNS Number : 5837P
Games Workshop Group PLC
01 September 2017
 

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 underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :

Games Workshop Group PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer


2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii:


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, United States of America

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v

Name

           JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

30 August 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

31 August 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

5.19%

1.13%

6.32%

       32,138,568

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

4.69%

1.09%

5.79%


 

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
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0003718474


1,669,075


5.19%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

1,669,075

5.19%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights


















SUBTOTAL 8. B 1



 

 

 

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 financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Cash-settled Equity Swap



 

Cash

 

362,630

 

1.13%




SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

362,630

 

1.13%

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                          

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 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)

X

Name xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.




JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited




JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited




JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

5.17%


6.30%





JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.




JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia) Inc.




JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited




 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

 

 

 

11. Additional information xvi

Chain of controlled undertakings :

 

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)

 

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia) Inc. (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited

 

 

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

31 August 2017

 


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