Ascent Resources PLC Holding(s) in Company (4267H)

TIDMAST

RNS Number : 4267H

Ascent Resources PLC

17 August 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                     Ascent Resources plc 
  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 qualifying 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) subject                                              Henderson Group plc 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                               15 August 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 17 August 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                 Below 10% 
  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          rights                  (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                              Direct     Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary              84,468,493             84,468,493                            65,218,791                   8.97% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BZ16J374 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                    Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)               Conversion Period            rights that may           rights 
 instrument                                    (xiv)                        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 rights 
 financial        price         date (xvii)      Conversion               rights instrument         (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period                   refers to 
                                                 (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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                          65,218,791                                                      8.97% 
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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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 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:                                             This disclosure has been calculated 
                                                                          using total voting rights of 726,698,864. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                     Scott Dickenson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                          020 7818 4184 
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