Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5135L

Purplebricks Group PLC

19 April 2018

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Purplebricks 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			Axel Springer SE
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Berlin, Germany
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name			See section 9 for the full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are effectively held.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			19/04/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			19/04/2018
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	11.50			11.50	34,722,221
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A			N/A

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 of £0.01 each (ISIN: GB00BYV2MV74)				34,722,221					11.50
SUBTOTAL 8. A		34,722,221					11.50
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 datex		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
Axel Springer SE	11.50		11.50
Axel Springer Digital GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Axel Springer SE)	11.50		11.50
Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Axel Springer Digital GmbH)	11.50		11.50
Axel Springer Digital Classifieds Holding GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH)	11.50		11.50
Fünfundachtzigste "Media" Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Axel Springer Digital Classifieds Holding GmbH)	11.50		11.50
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

Place of completion	Berlin, Germany
Date of completion	19 April 2018

 

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