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 | | |underlying issuer of existing | Mothercare Plc | |shares to which voting rights are | 213800ZL6RPV9Z9GFO74 | |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 | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | X | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |Other (please specify)(iii): | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Legal & General Group Plc (Group) | |Name | | | | Legal & General Investment Management | | | Limited (LGIM) | | | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered | 1 Coleman St, London EC2R 5AA | |office (if applicable) | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Legal & General Assurance Society (LGAS) | |Name | | | | Legal & General Assurance | | | (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | | | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered | 1 Coleman St, London EC2R 5AA | |office (if applicable) | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |5. Date on which the threshold was| 08 February 2018 | |crossed or reached(vi): | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified | | |(DD/MM/YYYY): | 12 February 2018 | | | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | | |7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ | | % of voting | % of voting | | | | | rights | rights through | Total of |Total number of | | | attached to | financial |both in % |voting rights of| | |shares (total | instruments | (8.A + |issuer(vii) | | | of 8. A) |(total of 8.B 1 | 8.B) | | | | | + 8.B 2) | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Resulting | | | | | |situation on the | | | | | |date on which | 5.92% | - | 5.92% | 170,871,885 | |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or reached| | | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous | Below 5% | - | Below 5% | | |notification (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) | +-------------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+ |ORD GBP 0.005| | 5.92% | | 5.92% | +-------------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. A| 5.92% | 5.92% | +-------------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive | |2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | +-------------+----------+-------------+------------------------+--------------+ |Type of | |Exercise/ |Number of voting rights | | |financial |Expiration|Conversion |that may be acquired if |% of voting | |instrument |date(x) |Period(xi) |the instrument is |rights | | | | |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 | | | | % of voting | rights through |Total of both if| | | rights if it | financial |it equals or is | | Name(xv) | equals or is |instruments if it|higher than the | | |higher than the | equals or is | notifiable | | | notifiable | higher than the | threshold | | | threshold | notifiable | | | | | threshold | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Legal & General Group | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Legal & General | | | | | Investment Management | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Holdings) Limited | | | | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Legal & General | | | | | Assurance Society | Below 3% | | Below 3% | | (Direct) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Legal & General Group | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------+-+ | Legal & General | | | | | Investment Management | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Holdings) Limited | | | | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | Legal & General | | | | | Assurance (Pensions | Below 3% | | Below 3% | | Management) Limited | | | | | (Direct) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | Legal & General Group | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | Legal & General | | | | | Investment Management | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Holdings) Limited | | | | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | Legal & General | | | | | Investment Management | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | Limited (Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | Legal & General Group | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | Legal & General | | | | | Investment Management | 5.92% | | 5.92% | | (Holdings) Limited | | | | | (Direct/Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+ | Legal & General (Unit | | | | |Trust Managers) Limited | Below 5% | | Below 3% | | (Indirect) | | | | +------------------------+----------------+-----------------+------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | +-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ |Name of the proxy holder | N/A | +-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ |The number and % of voting rights held | N/A | +-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+ |The date until which the voting rights | N/A | |will be held | | +-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |11. Additional information(xvi) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 170,871,885 | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | Place of completion | Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, CF24 0EB | +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | Date of completion | 12/02/2018 | +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
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Source: Mothercare Plc via GlobeNewswire
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