Blinkx Plc Holding(s) in Company (6368Y)

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RNS Number : 6368Y

Blinkx Plc

10 September 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 BLINKX PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying82,766,169 
  financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    TOSCAFUND ASSET MANAGEMENT 
  subject to the                                               LLP 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                   MONTLAKE PEGASUS FUND 
 
                                                                TOSCA MID CAP 
 
                                                                TOSCA OPPORTUNITY 
 
                                                                PEGASUS 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   07/09/2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      09/09/2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                          22% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number            Number            Number          Number of                % of voting 
                  of                of                of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
  GB00B1WBW239   86,191,169        86,191,169        88,803,669      0          88,803,669    0             22.05% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument          date            Conversion                        rights that                rights 
                      (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial          price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)          period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 88,803,669                                            22.05% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                        N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                      N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                              None 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Robert Lord 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            020 7845 6100 
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 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares(xxii) 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name                                                Toscafund Asset Management 
  (including legal form of                                 LLP 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address                                          7th Floor 
  (registered office for legal                             90, Long Acre 
  entities)                                                London WC2E 9RA 
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 Phone number & email                                     020 7845 6100 
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 Other useful information                                 Mr. Robert Lord 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name 

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