TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Experian plc
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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 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 to the notification obligation:
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Harris Associates L.P. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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BNY Mellon Brown Brothers Harriman JPMorgan Chase National Australia Bank Northern Trust Company State Street Bank |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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4 August 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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6 August 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB00B19NLV48 |
50,233,366 |
50,233,366 |
48,083,995 (47,563,295 Ordinary shares and 520,700 Depository Receipts or 48,083,995 Ordinary shares on a converted basis) |
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48,083,995 (47,563,295 Ordinary shares and 520,700 Depository Receipts or 48,083,995 Ordinary votes on a converted basis) |
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4.94% |
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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
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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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
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
48,083,995 (47,563,295 Ordinary shares and 520,700 Depository Receipts or 48,083,995 votes on a converted basis) |
4.94% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
BNY Mellon - 483,559 Ordinary shares Brown Brothers Harriman - 1,215,700 Ordinary shares JPMorgan Chase - 3,844,900 Ordinary shares National Australia Bank - 286,204 Ordinary shares Northern Trust Company - 874,420 Ordinary shares State Street Bank - 40,858,512 Ordinary shares
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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:
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Siobhán Sugrue - Assistant Company Secretary |
15. Contact telephone number:
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+ 353 (0) 1 846 9132
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