Ei Group plc Holding(s) in Company (7445A)

TIDMEIG TIDM42SB

RNS Number : 7445A

Ei Group plc

28 March 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                             Ei Group 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                                              The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                  Goldman Sachs International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                    23 March 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                      27 March 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                      Below 7% 
  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 of    Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the triggering 
 shares            to the triggering                  transaction 
                   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         Direct     Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
---------------    -------------    --------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  ---------  -------------- 
 
   GB00B1L8B624         0                 0                                     2,970,628                    0.62% 
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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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    Stock Loan 
    (Physical)           Open                                               18,008,480                  3.74% 
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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   % of voting rights 
      financial       price           date    Conversion        voting            (xix, xx) 
     instrument                                   period        rights 
                                                            instrument 
                                                             refers to 
   ------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------------- 
                                                                           Nominal    Delta 
   ------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ----------  ------- 
    Swap (Cash)                                             26-Apr-2017   8,000,000    1.66% 
   ------------------------   -----------------------------------------  ----------  ------- 
    CFD (Cash)                                              25-Feb-2027      67,344    0.01% 
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    CFD (Cash)                                              10-Feb-2027      20,908   0.004% 
   ------------------------   -----------------------------------------  ----------  ------- 
    CFD (Cash)                                              16-Dec-2026      87,253    0.02% 
   ------------------------   -----------------------------------------  ----------  ------- 
    CFD (Cash)                                              19-Nov-2026      90,081    0.02% 
   ------------------------   -----------------------------------------  ----------  ------- 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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                     29,244,694                                                     6.07% 
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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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   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 29,244,694 shares; 6.07% 
 
   Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 
   29,244,694 shares; 6.07% 
   Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.); 
   29,244,694 shares; 6.07% 
   Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited); 
   29,244,694 shares; 6.07% 
 
 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                                                N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                                 N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 

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                                                                            Please note, total amount of voting 
  13. Additional information:                                                rights have been rounded to 2 decimal 
                                                                             places therefore there is a possibility 
                                                                             of a rounding error. 
 
                                                                             General email contact: 
                                                                             [e-mail] 
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 14. Contact name:                                                          Peter Chisholm 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                               [phone] 
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