Daisy Group PLC : Notification of Major Interest in Shares

January 03, 2013 at 12:34 pm

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii		Daisy Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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	The owners of the shares and financial instruments having a similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments are EP Cayman, Ltd., Eton Park Fund, L.P. and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd. (the "owners"). Eton Park Capital Management, L.P. (the "Investment Manager") has been granted discretionary investment management authority in respect of the assets of the owners. The Investment Manager has in turn delegated investment management authority in respect of the assets of the owners to its UK affiliate, Eton Park International LLP (the "sub-Manager").
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	EP Cayman, Ltd., Eton Park Fund, L.P. and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd. The holding in shares is registered in the name of a nominee, Vidacos Nominess Limited.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v	02 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	03 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	4%, 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B61G9L20

12,375,000

4.64%

7,375,000

2.76%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration

date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

0.02%

Equity swap

N/A

04/01/2016

N/A

57,690

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,432,690

2.78%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The parent undertakings of the Investment Manager are: 1. Eton Park Capital Management, L.L.C. 2. Eric M. Mindich The parent undertakings of the sub-Manager are: 1. Eton Park Capital Limited 2. The Investment Manager 3. Eton Park Capital Management, L.L.C. 4. Eric M. Mindich

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Not applicable
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		Not applicable
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		Not applicable

13. Additional information:	Not applicable
14. Contact name:	David McGlennon, General Counsel & Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	01282 607785