For immediate release
4 November 2019
Sabien Technology Group plc
("Sabien" or the "Company")
Holding(s) in Company
The Board of Sabien announces that the Company has received the following TR-1 notification which is set out below without amendment.
A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website at http://www.sabien-tech.co.uk
For further information please contact:
| Sabien Technology Group plc Richard Parris | +44(0)20 7993 3700 |
| Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Advisor) Michael Cornish and Roland Cornish www.beaumontcornish.com | +44(0)20 7628 3396 |
| Peterhouse Capital Limited (Broker) Duncan Vasey and Lucy Williams | +44(0)20 7469 0930 |
This announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was Richard Parris, Chairman.
TR-1: Standard 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 | ||||||
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| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | Sabien Technology Group Plc | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 obligationiv | ||||||
| Name | Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Morton Family Trust (MFT), Hawk Investment Holdings Limited (HIHL) | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | HIHL - St Peter Port, Guernsey
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||
| Name | Hawk Investment Holdings Limited | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
HIHL - St Peter Port, Guernsey
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| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 1st November 2019 | |||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 1st November 2019 | |||||
| 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
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| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuervii | ||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 6.10%
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| 1,187,006,490 | ||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 8.29%
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| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii | |||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
| Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rightsix | % 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) | ||||||
| GB00B1FPCD38
| 72,394,000 (HIHL)
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 72,394,000 | 6.10% | |||||||
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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 financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
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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 financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Physical or cash settlementxii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
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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) issuerxiii |
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| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | x | |||
| Namexv | % 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 | |
| MFT as sole shareholder of HIHL. The Board of Directors of the Morton PTC are Albany Directors Limited, Mr Anthony David Holt, Robert Walter Morton (RWM) and Susan Margaret Howard Morton (SMHM). The adult beneficiaries of MFT are SMHM, RWM, Charles Morton (CNM), Edward Morton (EGM) and Andrew Morton (ARM). | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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6.10%
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6.10%
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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 informationxvi | ||||
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| Place of completion | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Date of completion | 1st November 2019 |
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