RNS Announcement
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
McBride plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
At combined Indirect Interest Level, there is no change of holdings. Compared to the last notification (on 18th October 2013), no other threshold is crossed. There only has been a shift of interests between registered holders of Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies.
X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Delta Lloyd N.V and its Group of Companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): iv
Registered Holder:
Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav 8,400,000
Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V 10,900,000
Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering N.V 10,000,000
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
31 October 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1 November 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
N/A
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
Ordinary shares
GB0005746358
29,300,000
NIHIL
16.08%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Exerciseprice
Expirationdate xvii
Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii
Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V., with the following chain of controlled undertakings:
Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V:
· Delta Lloyd N.V
· DLAM Holding B.V.(wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.)
· Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.(wholly owned subsidiary of DLAM Holding B.V.)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
See section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 182,209,309 (on 31st October 2013)
14. Contact name:
Delta Lloyds Asset Management, E.R. Wichards
15. Contact telephone number:
+31 (0)20 594 23 27
Holding(s) in Company
16:31:58
1 Nov 2013
Holding(s) in company
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