Conversion of Limited-Voting Ordinary Shares

RNS Number : 6292V

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

15 April 2021

 

London Stock Exchange Group plc

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15 April 2021

Conversion of Limited-Voting Ordinary Shares

Further to the announcement by London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG" or the "Company") on 23 March 2021 relating to the sale by York Holdings II Limited and York Holdings III Limited of a total of 10,422,684 voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each of the Company, LSEG now confirms that a total of 16,231,149 limited-voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each of the Company currently held by York Holdings II Limited will be converted into voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each (the "Converted Ordinary Shares") on a one-for-one basis (the "Conversion").

LSEG also confirms that the Conversion and the admission of the Converted Ordinary Shares to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on London Stock Exchange's Main Market is expected to take place at 8:00 a.m. 16 April 2021 ("Admission").

Subject to Admission, LSEG confirms that its share capital shall consist of: (i) 504,688,683 voting ordinary shares of 6 ^79/86 pence each, which carry one vote each; and (ii) 51,124,377 limited-voting ordinary shares of 6 ^79/86 pence each, which carry one-tenth of a vote each. LSEG does not hold any shares in treasury.

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For further information, please contact:

London Stock Exchange Group plc
Lucie Holloway, Rhiannon Davies (Media)	[phone] [phone]
Paul Froud (Investors)
Teneo (Communications Adviser to LSEG)
Lucas van Praag, Philip Gawith, Doug Campbell	[phone]

This announcement is made on behalf of LSEG by Lisa Condron, the Group Company Secretary of LSEG.

 

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