RNS Number : 5384L Brown (N.) Group PLC 28 April 2015 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 N Brown Group Plc GB00B1P6ZR11 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 n/a An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments n/a An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a Other (please specify): n/a 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii UBS Global Asset Management (Traditional Entities) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv CCR Asset Management UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 23 April 2015 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 April 2015 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 xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect GB00B1P6ZR11 No previous disclosure No previous disclosure 14,611,913 - 14,611,913 - 5.16% 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 14,611,913 5.16% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi CCR Asset Management - 513,718 - 0.18% UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Limited - 5,673 - 0.002% UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 13,926,641 - 4.92% UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 165,881 - 0.06% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a number of clients 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Konstantina Georgaki / Akvile Budrikaite Or at N Brown Group plc ( Peter Tynan ) 15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 4071 OR at N Brown Group plc Peter Tynan - 0161 238 2299 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLUWVRRVNASUAR
UBS Global Asset Management reports disclosable interest in N Brown Group. The report says that the firm has a net worth of $19.3 billion and is ranked as one of the top 10 global asset managers.