TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Future Plc GB0007239980 |
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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 |
n/a |
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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): The event triggering notification is the acquisition of UBS AG by UBS Group AG through the completion of a share transfer offer on 28 November 2014 in which the shareholders of UBS AG became shareholders of UBS Group AG and their shares in UBS AG were transferred to UBS Group AG. As a result, UBS Group AG controls UBS AG. Thus, UBS Group AG has become an indirect shareholder of Future Plc. |
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Yes |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
UBS Investment Bank UBS Group AG |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
UBS AG London Branch UBS Limited |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
28 November 2014 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
02 December 2014 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
Above 8% |
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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 of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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GB0007239980 |
26,769,458 |
26,769,458 |
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28,348,822 |
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8.49% |
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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 |
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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 price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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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 |
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28,348,822 |
8.49% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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UBS Group AG is group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.
UBS AG: - directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 28,123,534 (8.43%); and - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 225,288 (0.07%)
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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 |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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14. Contact name: |
Nina Day |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
01225 442244 |
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