TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 9618F

UP Global Sourcing Holdings PLC

23 May 2017

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				UP Global Sourcing Holdings PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					S
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached					¨
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					S
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					¨
Other (please specify):					¨
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		19 May, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 May, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone below 11% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 11%

 

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

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BYX7MG58

8,990,056

8,990,056

N/A

N/A

8,274,914

N/A

10.07%

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

CFD

674,035

Nominal

Delta

0.82%

0.82%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,948,949

10.89%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See Annex 1
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:	BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:	Marc-Oliver Lesch
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7743 3650

Annex 1

Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	10.07%	0.82%	10.89%

 

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