WICKES GROUP PLC: TR1 Notification of Major Holding
WICKES GROUP PLC (WIX)
WICKES GROUP PLC: TR1 Notification of Major Holding
10-Feb-2023 / 10:44 GMT/BST
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Wickes Group plc
(the ‘Company’)
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BL6C2002
Issuer Name
WICKES GROUP PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Solas Capital Management, LLC
City of registered office (if applicable)
Darien
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United States
4. Details of the shareholder
Name
City of registered office
Country of registered office
Solas Capital Management, LLC
Darien, CT
United States
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
07-Feb-2023
6. Date on which Issuer notified
09-Feb-2023
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
.
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
2.99%
0.000000
2.99%
7,758,165
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
3.01%
0.000000
3.01%
7806924
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BL6C2002
7,758,165
2.99%
Sub Total 8.A
7,758,165
2.99%
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/conversion period
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted
% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/conversion period
Physical or cash settlement
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
Ultimate controlling person
Name of controlled undertaking
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Frederick Tucker Golden, Portfolio Manager of Solas Capital Management, LLC
Solas Capital Management, LLC
2.99%
2.99%
10. In case of proxy voting
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
12. Date of Completion
09-Feb-2023
13. Place Of Completion
Darien, CT
For further information please contact
Julia Herd
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: (44) 7552 211056
ISIN: GB00BL6C2002 Category Code: HOL TIDM: WIX LEI Code: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133 Sequence No.: 222418 EQS News ID: 1557315
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