Ascential PLC Holding(s) in Company (0696J)

TIDMASCL

RNS Number : 0696J

Ascential PLC

06 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer of existing                                                Ascential plc 
  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 to the notification                                                          Guardian Media Group plc 
   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 on which the threshold                                                5 September 2016 
  is crossed or reached: v 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                                      5 September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached: vi,                                                       Crossed below 15% 
  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 shares              to the triggering            triggering transaction 
                         transaction 
  if possible 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE 
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                        Number         Number        Number         Number of voting        % of voting 
                         of Shares      of Voting     of shares      rights                  rights x 
                                        Rights 
---------------------  -------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                     Direct         Direct       Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     xi           xii 
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 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
  ISIN: GB00BYM8GJ06      89,620,723        22.37%     59,618,183       14.88%       0           14.88%       0 
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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/ Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          date xiii    Period xiv             rights that          rights 
                                                          may be acquired 
                                                          if the instrument 
                                                          is exercised/ 
                                                          converted. 
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        N/A              N/A               N/A                   N/A              N/A 
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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 voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights xix, 
                                 xvii         period        refers to            xx 
                                              xviii 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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       N/A                N/A        N/A        N/A               N/A            N/A          N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 59,618,183                14.88% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:         N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold:            N/A 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights:          N/A 
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   13. Additional information:                  Shares sold pursuant to a 
                                                block trade 
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   14. Contact name:                                            Denitsa Yordanova 
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   15. Contact telephone number:                                [phone] 
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