RNS Announcement
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
Next plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Invesco Ltd.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
9 June 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 June 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
GB0032089863
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
14,444,872
14,747,784
10.02%
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
Invesco Advisers, Inc. - 4,522,130
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 10,050,794
Invesco Asset Management Japan Limited - 2,715
Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC - 156,222
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management - 15,923
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
Invesco (UK) Ltd.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Philippa Holmes
15. Contact telephone number:
01491 417 000
LEI: 213800WQD8ECPZP9PH98
Holding(s) in Company
16:19:16
12 Jun 2017
Holding(s) in company
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