Future PLC Holding(s) in Company (1808D)

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RNS Number : 1808D

Future PLC

22 October 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Future Plc 
  issuer                                              GB0007239980 
  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                                     Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                  n/a 
  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                 n/a 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                n/a 
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 Other (please                                                                   n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             UBS Investment Bank 
  to the                                        UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           20 October 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             22 October 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           10% 
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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 shares    rights                     (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  -------------------  -----------  -------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                                   Direct        Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      ----  -----  ----  ------  -----  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 GB0007239980   32,836,044       32,836,044           -            -             33,464,033   -             10.01% 
               ---------------  -------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 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 voting            % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)          Conversion Period          rights that may             rights 
                                                (xiv)                      be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
-----------------------  -------------------  -------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
 -                        -                    -                          -                           - 
-----------------------  -------------------  -------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 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) 
-----------------  -----------------  -------------  -----------  ---------------------------  ------------------------ 
 -                  -                  -              -            -                            Nominal       Delta 
-----------------  -----------------  -------------  -----------  ---------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
                                                                                                -             - 
-------------      ----  -----  ----  ------  -----  -----------  -----  -----  -----------    ------------  ---------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 33,464,033                                                        10.01% 
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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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              UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. 
              Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out 
              below. 
 
              UBS AG: 
               *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
                    33,464,033 (10.01%) 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                               Penny Ladkin-Brand 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                   01225 442244 
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