Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3508U

Genel Energy PLC

06 April 2016

 

6 April 2016 Genel Energy plc Genel Energy plc advises that it has received the notification set out below from UBS Investment Bank, pursuant to DTR 5 of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. -ends- For further information please contact: Genel Energy Sarah Robertson, Company Secretary Phil Corbett, Head of Investor Relations [phone]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Genel Energy Plc JE00B55Q3P39
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				n/a
Other (please specify):				n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		UBS Investment Bank UBS Group AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		UBS AG London Branch UBS Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		1 April 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		5 April 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5% Section (A+B+C)

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 xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

JE00B55Q3P39

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

-

-

12,129,931

-

4.36%

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

Equity Swaps

-

-

-

1,882,955

Nominal

Delta

-

0.68%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,012,886

5.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

UBS Group AG is a 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 - 13,382,089 (4.81%); and -     indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 630,797 (0.23%)

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:

14. Contact name:

Akvile Budrikaite / Raphael Lang

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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