RNS announcement - Topps Group

RNS Number : 8627S

Topps Tiles PLC

28 December 2016


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			Topps Tiles plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				No
Other (please specify):				No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ		Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v		21 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}		5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, 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
Ordinary Shares GB00B18P5K83	9,600,681		9,600,681					9,619,695			5.00%


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}
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A B C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
9,619,695	5.00%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Invesco Asset Management Ltd. 9,619,695

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Invesco Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Phillipa Holmes
15. Contact telephone number:	01491 417 000

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