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) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |1a. Identity of the issuer or the |Mothercare Plc | |underlying issuer of existing shares to |GB0009067447 | |which voting rights are attached(ii): | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |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 |UBS Asset Management (Traditional and| | |IFS) | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered office |London, United Kingdom | |(if applicable) | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |Name |UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited | | |UBS Asset Management Life Limited | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered office |London, United Kingdom | |(if applicable) | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |5. Date on which the threshold was |19 July 2017 | |crossed or reached(vi): | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified |21 July 2017 | |(DD/MM/YYYY): | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | +--------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+------------+ | | | % of voting | | | | | % of voting |rights through | |Total number| | | rights attached | financial |Total of both in|of voting | | |to shares (total | instruments | % (8.A + 8.B) |rights of | | | of 8. A) | (total of | |issuer(vii) | | | |8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | | | +--------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+------------+ |Resulting | | | | | |situation on | | | | | |the date on | | | | | |which | 9.97% | | 9.97% |170'867'830 | |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | +--------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous | | | | | |notification | 10.07% | | 10.07% | | |(if | | | | | |applicable) | | | | | +--------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+------------+ | | |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 |Number of voting rights(ix) |% of voting rights | |shares +--------------+ +-----------------+-------------+ |ISIN code (if | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |possible) | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | | | Directive | Directive | Directive | Directive | | |2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) |2004/109/EC) | | | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | +---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+ | GB0009067447 | | 17,034,836 | | 9.97% | +---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. A | 17,034,836 | 9.97% | +---------------+------------------------------+-------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive | |2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | +---------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+-------------+ | | | |Number of voting | | |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |rights that may be |% of voting | |financial |date(x) |Conversion |acquired if the |rights | |instrument | |Period(xi) |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/converted. | | +---------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +---------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +---------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +---------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+-------------+ |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 | |Exercise/ | |Number| | |financial |Expiration |Conversion |Physical or cash |of |% of voting | |instrument |date(x) |Period (xi) |settlement(xii) |voting|rights | | | | | |rights| | +-----------+--------------+------------+-----------------+------+-------------+ | | | | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------+-----------------+------+-------------+ | | | | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------+-----------------+------+-------------+ | | | | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------+-----------------+------+-------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | | | +-----------------+------+-------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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| X | |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv | | |)(please add additional rows as necessary) | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------++-----------------+ | |% of voting rights |% of voting rights | Total of both if | | |if it equals or is | through financial | it equals or is | | Name(xv) | higher than the | instruments if it | higher than the | | | notifiable |equals or is higher| notifiable | | | threshold |than the notifiable| threshold | | | | threshold | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Group AG | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS AG | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Asset | | | | |Management Holding | | | | |(No. 2) Ltd. | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Asset | | | | |Management Holding | | | | |Ltd. | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Asset | | | | |Management (UK) | 9.85% | | 9.85% | |Limited | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ | | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Group AG | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS AG | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Asset | | | | |Management Holding | | | | |(No. 2) Ltd. | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Asset | | | | |Management Holding | | | | |Ltd. | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |UBS Asset | | | | |Management Life | | | | |Limited | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------+
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+---------------------------------------------------------+ | 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | +-----------------------------------------------------+---+ | Name of the proxy holder | | +-----------------------------------------------------+---+ | The number and % of voting rights held | | +-----------------------------------------------------+---+ | The date until which the voting rights will be held | | +-----------------------------------------------------+---+
+---------------------------------------------------------+ | 11. Additional information(xvi) | +---------------------------------------------------------+ | | +---------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+----------------------------+ | Place of completion | 8152, Opfikon, Switzerland | +---------------------+----------------------------+ | Date of completion | 21.07.2017 | +---------------------+----------------------------+
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Source: Mothercare Plc via GlobeNewswire
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