22 July 2014
For filings with the FCA include the annex
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For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
GLENCORE 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 |
No |
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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 |
No |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
Yes |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
No |
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Other (please specify): |
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No |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
Qatar Holding LLC Qatar Investment Authority (as parent undertaking only) |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
Qatar Holding LLC |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
17 July 2014 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
21 July 2014 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
9% (downwards) |
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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 of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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USD 0.01 Ordinary Shares
JE00B4T3BW64
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N/A |
N/A |
1,170,930,474 |
1,170,930,474 |
N/A |
8.818% |
N/A |
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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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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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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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Options on ordinary shares |
N/A |
Dates starting 21 Oct 2014 and ending 27 May 2015 |
N/A |
10,143,792 (after delta adjustment) |
Nominal |
Delta |
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See section 13. |
0.076% |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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1,181,074,266 |
8.895% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Qatar Holding LLC is the beneficial holder of the specified shares and voting rights in Glencore PLC. Qatar Holding LLC is established as a limited liability company in the Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC") and is licensed by the QFC Authority under License No. 00004. Qatar Holding LLC is wholly-owned by Qatar Investment Authority ("QIA") and makes this notification on behalf of itself and QIA. |
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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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On a nominal basis the voting rights underlying the options on ordinary shares total 100,695,000. The voting rights underlying the options on ordinary shares have been re-calculated on a delta-adjusted basis, as permitted by the Financial Conduct Authority's (the "FCA") Disclosure and Transparency Rules (the "DTRs").
As required under the FCA DTRs, this notification has been prepared using the total voting rights figure of 13,278,405,466 as set out in the public announcement made by Glencore Plc on 02 January 2014. |
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14. Contact name: |
Mr. Ahmad Al-Sayed, Managing Director & CEO of Qatar Holding LLC
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15. Contact telephone number: |
+974.4499.5806 |
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