Update on Deferred Issue Shares

RNS Number : 5578Q

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

26 February 2021

 

London Stock Exchange Group plc

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26 February 2021

LSEG All Share Acquisition of Refinitiv

Update on Deferred Issue Shares

Further to the announcement on 29 January 2021, London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG" or the "Company") confirms that following the completion of its all-share acquisition of Refinitiv (the "Transaction") on 29 January, the company will issue 24,615,845 voting ordinary shares (the "Deferred Issue Shares") to BCP York Holdings (Delaware) L.P. on 1 March 2021, as described in the prospectus published on 9 December 2020 (the "Prospectus").

LSEG also confirms that the admission of the Deferred Issue 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 8:00am, 1 March 2021 ("Admission").

Subject to Admission, LSEG confirms that its share capital shall consist of a total of 555,813,060 ordinary shares made up of: (i) 488,457,534 voting ordinary shares of 6 ^79/86 pence each, which carry one vote each; and (ii) 67,355,526 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.

Unless defined otherwise, capitalised terms in this announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Prospectus.

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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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