Ascential PLC Holding(s) in Company (1213R)

TIDMASCL

RNS Number : 1213R

Ascential PLC

06 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Ascential PLC 
  the underlying 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)                                    AXA Investment Managers 
  subject 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                                     5(th) December 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        6(th) December 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                   5.00 % 
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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             % of voting 
                  of           of           of shares    voting                rights (x) 
                  Shares       Voting                    rights 
                               Rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                         (xi)     (xii) 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
                                                                              0.00     6.05 
 GB00BYM8GJ06    17,718,035   17,718,035   0            0        24,218,035    %        % 
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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         Conversion      voting         rights 
                      (xiii)       Period (xiv)    rights that 
                                                   may 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/     Number of        % of voting 
  instrument          price      date (xvii)    Conversion    voting rights    rights (xix, 
                                                period        instrument       xx) 
                                                (xviii)       refers to 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
                                                                              Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ---------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
                     Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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       24,218,035                    6.05 % 
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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:                                      AXA IM crossed upward the 
                                                                  5% threshold following the 
                                                                placing of 66,000,000 ordinary 
                                                                  shares dated 5(th) December 
                                                                             2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                      Pascaline HAYE 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                         [phone] 
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