Henderson Group plc Henderson Group - Holding(s) in Company - UBS (3708G)

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RNS Number : 3708G

Henderson Group plc

26 May 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Henderson Group PLC 
  the underlying issuer                                        JE00B3CM9527, AU000000HGG2 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                             n/a 
  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                                 n/a 
  similar economic 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)                                  UBS Investment Bank 
  subject to the                                             UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):                                    UBS Limited 
                                                             UBS Securities Australia Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 19 May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    25 May 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                5% Section A 
  crossed or                                                 6% Section (A+B+C) 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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             voting                rights 
                   Shares          Voting          shares         rights 
                                   Rights 
---------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                 Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
---------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  -------  -----------  --------  --------- 
                  Below           Below 
   JE00B3CM9527   Notifiable       Notifiable 
   AU000000HGG2   Threshold        Threshold      -              -        66,895,432   -         5.91% 
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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           Conversion                    rights that           rights 
 instrument                         Period                        may be 
                                                                  acquired if 
                                                                  the 
                                                                  instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/ 
                                                                  converted. 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
 Right to Recall 
  lent shares       -              Any Time                      2,450,800             0.22% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting      % of voting 
 financial          price          date          Conversion       rights instrument     rights 
 instrument                                      period           refers to 
----------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
 Equity Swaps      -                  From       -                                     Nominal   Delta 
                                    30-05-17 
                                  To 11-05-20 
----------------  -------------  -------------  --------------                        --------  --------- 
                                                                 9,434,003             -         0.83% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 78,780,235                                        6.96% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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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 
                                                                           - 12,831,511 (1.13%); 
                                            - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 
                                                                             351,032 (0.03%) and 
                                           - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Securities 
                                                          Australia Limited - 65,597,692 (5.80%) 
 
 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:                                                 Jamie Bonney / David Iglesias 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     [phone] 
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