Ascent Resources PLC Holding(s) in Company (8711K)

TIDMAST

RNS Number : 8711K

Ascent Resources PLC

27 September 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                                             23 September 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               26 September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                  Below 5% 
  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             65,218,791         65,218,791                       Below 5%             Below 5% 
                ----------------------  ------------  --------  -------  ---------  --------  --------- 
 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          Conversion             rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
  instrument                (xvii)        period                 refers to 
                                          (xviii) 
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                                                                                     Nominal   Delta 
--------------  ---------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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                      Below 5%                                             Below 5% 
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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 726,792,004. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                     Scott Dickenson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                          020 7818 4184 
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