Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9543O

Ascential PLC

12 February 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			Ascential 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				x
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		Bank of America Corporation
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Merrill Lynch International
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		9th February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		11th February 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 3%, 4% and 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

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Below notifiable threshold

Below notifiable threshold

415,000

415,000

0

0.104%

0

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

Call Option

09/03/2016

Until 09/03/2016

20,992,500

5.248%

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

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

21,407,500

5.352%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Merrill Lynch International - 21,407,500 - 5.352%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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:	The call option included in section 8B of the form is part of the arrangements for stabilisation in relation to the initial public offering.
14. Contact name:	Kim Oakley
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 996 3410

 

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