Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8583Y

CMC Markets Plc

20 May 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			CMC Markets 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
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		The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Goldman Sachs Strategic Investments (U.K.) Limited (previous holder of shares) Goldman Sachs International (new holder of shares)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		17 May 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19 May 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		N/A - there is no change in the number of shares in respect of which the voting rights are controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., although there has been a change in the entity holding the shares and the chain of controlled entities through which the shares are held

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

GB00B14SKR37

14,475,261

14,475,261

14,479,035

5.0288%

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

14,479,035

5.0288%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Following an internal transfer of 14,395,894 shares from Goldman Sachs Strategic Investments (U.K.) Limited to Goldman Sachs International, the shares are held through the following chain of controlled undertakings: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288% Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288% Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.); 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288% Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited); 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
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:	Goldman Sachs International has, in respect of the shareholding in CMC Markets plc which is the subject of this internal transfer, agreed to be subject to the same lock-up restrictions (a 180 day lock-up from the date of admission) to which Goldman Sachs Strategic Investments (U.K.) Limited was subject in connection with the initial public offering of CMC Markets plc. These restrictions are contained in the underwriting agreement dated 26 January 2016, to which Goldman Sachs International has acceded with effect from 17 May 2016, and are described in the prospectus issued by CMC Markets plc dated 26 January 2016. Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 4 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: [e-mail]
14. Contact name:	Joanna Foley
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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