AA PLC Holding(s) in Company (7865L)

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RNS Number : 7865L

AA PLC

05 October 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                   AA Plc 
  issuer                                                                        GB00BMSKPJ95 
  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                                               Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                            n/a 
  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                           n/a 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                          n/a 
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 Other (please                                                                             n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                         UBS Investment Bank 
  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)                                               UBS Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                       30 September 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         4 October 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       8% Section A 
  or 
  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 triggering 
 of               to the triggering                  transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number            Number          Number of voting             % of voting rights 
                  of               of                of shares       rights                       (x) 
                  Shares           Voting 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                    Direct          Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
--------------  -----------      ------------      --------------  --------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  GB00BMSKPJ95   51,261,720       51,261,720        -               -               48,434,295   -           7.95% 
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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        % of voting 
  instrument                     date (xiii)       Conversion Period              voting            rights 
                                                   (xiv)                          rights that 
                                                                                  may 
                                                                                  be 
                                                                                  acquired if 
                                                                                  the 
                                                                                  instrument is 
                                                                                  exercised/ 
                                                                                  converted. 
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 Right to Recall-Lent 
  Shares                        -                 Anytime                         5,096,028        0.84% 
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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 financial            Exercise          Expiration        Exercise/       Number of      % of voting rights 
  instrument                  price             date (xvii)       Conversion      voting          (xix, xx) 
                                                                  period          rights 
                                                                  (xviii)         instrument 
                                                                                  refers to 
---------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------  ----------------------- 
                              -                 25.09.2017        -               584,474        Nominal     Delta 
                                                 03.04.2018 
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 Equity Swaps                                                                                    -           0.10% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 54,114,797                                                         8.89% 
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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 - 
              50,866,940 (8.35%); 
 
 
        - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 3,247,857 (0.53%) 
 
 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:                                                  Raphael Lang / Jamie Bonney 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      [phone] 
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