Ei Group plc Holding(s) in Company (5225E)

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RNS Number : 5225E

Ei Group plc

09 May 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                                  x 
  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                                                     04 May 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       08 May 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                      Below 3% 
  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) 
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   GB00B1L8B624         0              0                                 Below 3%              Below 3% 
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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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                                                                    Below 3%                 Below 3% 
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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 
   ------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------  -----------  -------- 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                         Percentage of voting rights 
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                   Below 3%                                               Below 3% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 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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                                                                         General email contact: 
  13. Additional information:                                             [e-mail] 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Joanna Foley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            [phone] 
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