Future PLC Holding(s) in Company (4062N)

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RNS Number : 4062N

Future PLC

25 October 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Future Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                          GB0007239980 
  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                               n/a 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                        n/a 
  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                            n/a 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                          Yes 
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 Other (please                                                             n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject to the                                             UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 21 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    25 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                7% Section A 
  crossed or                                                 7% Section (A+B+C) 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 voting           % of voting 
                  of                of               of shares      rights                     rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                   Direct      Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)         (xii) 
--------------      ------------      -----------  -------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  GB0007239980   33,151,723        33,151,723       -              -           34,228,936     -             6.24% 
                ----------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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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 -                   -                 -                             -                            - 
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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) 
----------------  ----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
 -                 -                 -              -              -                            Nominal       Delta 
----------------  ----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                -             - 
--------------      ------------      -----------  -------------    --------  -------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 34,228,936                                                        6.24% 
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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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              UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment 
              Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled 
              undertakings as set out below. 
 
              UBS AG: 
               *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
                    34,228,936 (6.24%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                            Penny Ladkin-Brand 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                01225 442244 
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