Notification of Major Interests in Shares

RNS Number : 8224M

Glencore PLC

18 October 2016

 

Glencore plc

Baar, Switzerland

18 October, 2016

TR-1:  Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Glencore
2. Reason for the notification  (yes/no)
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		No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify): ______________		No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Harris Associates L.P.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3):	BNY Mellon Brown Brothers Harriman JPMorgan Private Client Svcs Northern Trust Company Pershing LLC State Street Bank State Street Group Email
5. Date of transaction  (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	13 October 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	17 October 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8. Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

JE00B4T3BW64 Common Stock

729,882,491

729,882,491

711,532,570

711,532,570

4.94%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights instrument refers to

Percentage of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

711,532,570

4.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BNY Mellon - 6,534,600 Common Stock shares Brown Brothers Harriman - 19,142,000 Common Stock shares JPMorgan Private Client Svcs - 13,400 Common Stock shares Northern Trust Company - 19,119,900 Common Stock shares Pershing LLC - 142,400 Common Stock shares State Street Bank - 666,580,270 Common Stock shares
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:	Kim Colwell
15. Contact telephone number:	312-646-3489

 

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Harris Associates L.P.
Contact address (including legal form for legal entities)	111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, IL 60606 USA
Phone number & email	312-646-3489  [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Kim Colwell
Contact address	111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, IL 60606 USA
Phone number & email	312-646-3489  [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information

For further information please contact:

Investors
Martin Fewings		t: [phone]		m: [phone]		[e-mail]
Carlos Francisco Fernandez		t: [phone]		m: [phone]		[e-mail]
Media
Charles Watenphul		t: [phone]		m: [phone]		[e-mail]
Pam Bell		t: [phone]		m: [phone]		[e-mail]
Company secretarial
John Burton		t: [phone]		m: [phone]		[e-mail]
Nicola Leigh		t: [phone]		m: [phone]		[e-mail]

www.glencore.com 

Notes for Editors

Glencore is one of the world's largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 90 commodities. The Group's operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities.

With a strong footprint in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 90 offices located in over 50 countries.

Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, oil and food processing. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 160,000 people, including contractors.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

 

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