Holding(s) in Company

RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 3789T

GB Group PLC

17 July 2020

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)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached.

GB 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

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name	Kames Capital Plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached :	14/07/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):	16/07/2020

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
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	6.97%	0.02%	6.99%	194,205,178
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	7.15%	0.07%	7.22%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	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)
GB0006870611	6,801,059	6,737,237	3.50%	3.47%

SUBTOTAL 8. A	13,538,296		6.97%

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	Exercise/ Conversion Period	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	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
CFD				49,577	0.02%

			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2	49,577	0.02%

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				X
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 (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial in-struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Kames Capital:- Kames Capital Plc Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		Kames Capital Plc
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information
Kames Capital plc acquires holdings as agent and discretionary manager for underlying clients including: UCITS funds, other collective investment schemes and segregated, institutional clients. Exercise of voting rights is controlled by Kames Capital plc.

Place of completion	Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of completion	15 July 2020

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Title: Holding(s) in Company
Time: 12:17:45
Date: 17 Jul 2020
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 3789T