Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 7476O

Blancco Technology Group PLC

03 June 2020

 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached :			Blancco Technology Group plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			San Francisco, United States of America
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name			See Item 11
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			San Francisco, United States of America
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached :			29 May 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			2 June 2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.0%			5.0%	75,363,842
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares				3,770,000					5.0%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		3,770,000					5.0%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period		Physical or cash settlement			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity   (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
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
ValueAct Spring Master Fund, L.P.	5.0%		5.0%
VA Partners I, LLC
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information
3,770,000 ordinary shares are held by ValueAct Spring Master Fund, L.P. VA Partners I, LLC is the general partner of ValueAct Spring Master Fund, L.P. ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. is the manager of ValueAct Spring Master Fund, L.P. ValueAct Capital Management, LLC is the general partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. ValueAct Holdings, L.P. is the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC. ValueAct Holdings II, L.P. is the sole owner of the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and is the majority owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC is General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P. and ValueAct Holdings II, L.P.

Place of completion	San Francisco, United States of America
Date of completion	2 June 2020

 

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