DJ NCC Group PLC Holding(s) in Company
 
TIDMNCC 
 
RNS Number : 0569S 
NCC Group PLC 
02 September 2010 
 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                   | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying |                       NCC Group Plc | 
| issuer                                      |                                     | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights   |                                     | 
| are                                         |                                     | 
| attached: ii                                |                                     | 
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):         | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may |        | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting       |        | 
| rights are attached                                                      |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect   |   X    | 
| to qualifying financial instruments                                      |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         |        | 
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| Other (please  |                                                         |        | 
| specify):      |                                                         |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject   | AKO Capital LLP                             | 
| to the                              |                                             | 
| notification obligation: iii        |                                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      |                                             | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv          |                                             | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 01 September 2010                           | 
| on                                  |                                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                             | 
| reached: v                          |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   | 02 September 2010                           | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 10%                                         | 
| or                                  |                                             | 
| reached: vi, vii                    |                                             | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                             
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                     
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| Class/type  | Situation previous                              | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction             
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| of          | to the triggering                               |                                                                  
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| shares      | transaction                                     |                                                                  
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| if possible |                                                 |                                                                  
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| using       |                                                 |                                                                  
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| the ISIN    |                                                 |                                                                  
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| CODE        |                                                 |                                                                  
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|             | Number                      | Number            | Number                 | Number               | % of  voting
rights x                            | 
|             | of                          | of                | of                     | of                   |                  
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|             | Shares                      | Voting            | shares                 | voting               |                  
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|             |                             | Rights            |                        | rights               |                  
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|             |                             |                   | Direct                 | Direct xi | Indirect | Direct           
              | Indirect       | 
|             |                             |                   |                        |           | xii      |                  
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|             |                             |                   |                        |           |          |                  
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+-------------+                             +                   +                        +           +          +                  
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                              
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                             
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| Type of financial                  | Expiration        | Exercise/                            | Number of voting                 
         | % of voting         | 
| instrument                         | date xiii         | Conversion Period                    | rights that may be               
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|                                    |                   | xiv                                  | acquired if the                  
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|                                    |                   |                                      | instrument is                    
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|                                    |                   |                                      | exercised/                       
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|                                    |                   |                                      | converted.                       
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                             
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| Type of financial             | Exercise  | Expiration     | Exercise/                 | Number of voting            | % of
voting rights                        | 
| instrument                    | price     | date xvii      | Conversion                | rights instrument           | xix, xx   
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|                               |           |                | period                    | refers to                   |           
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|                               |           |                | xviii                     |                             |           
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| Contract for                  |           | 13th Dec.      |                           |                             | Nominal   
                 | Delta       | 
| Difference                    |           | 2010           |                           | 3,240,058                   |           
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|                               |           |                |                           |                             | 9.60%     
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                    
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| Number of voting rights                                                              | Percentage of voting rights               
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| 3,240,058                                                                            | 9.60%                                     
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  | 
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                  | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                   | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:                    |                              | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will    |                              | 
| cease                                            |                              | 
| to hold:                                         |                              | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to     |                              | 
| hold                                             |                              | 
| voting rights:                                   |                              | 
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| 13. Additional information:          |                                          | 
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| 14. Contact name:                    | David Woodburn                           | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:        | 0207 070 2420                            | 
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