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 | | |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 | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | |Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc | |Name |affiliated investment management entities | | |with delegated voting rights on behalf of | | |multiple managed portfolios | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered |Edinburgh, Scotland | |office (if applicable) | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |Name | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered | | |office (if applicable) | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |5. Date on which the threshold was|15/02/2018 | |crossed or reached(vi): | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified |16/02/2018 | |(DD/MM/YYYY): | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ |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 | 4.26 | 0.00 | 4.26 | 170,871,885 | |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or reached| | | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous | 7.44 | 0.00 | 7.44 | | |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) | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ |GB0009067447 | N/A | 7,274,195 | N/A | 4.26 | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. A | 7,274,195 | 4.26 | +--------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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 rights|% of voting rights | | | |if it equals or is| through financial |Total of both if it| | Name(xv) | higher than the | instruments if it |equals or is higher| | | notifiable |equals or is higher|than the notifiable| | | threshold |than the notifiable| threshold | | | | threshold | | +-------------------+------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ |Aberdeen Asset | 2.23 | 0.00 | 2.23 | |Managers Limited | | | | +-------------------+------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ |Aberdeen Asset | 2.03 | 0.00 | 2.03 | |Investments Limited| | | | +-------------------+------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named | |discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on | |behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements | |whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the | |referenced investment manager. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+--------------------------+ | Place of completion | Aberdeen, United Kingdom | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | Date of completion | 16/02/2018 | +---------------------+--------------------------+
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Source: Mothercare Plc via GlobeNewswire
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