South32 Limited Holding(s) in Company (6592K)

TIDMS32 TIDMSDR

RNS Number : 6592K

South32 Limited

23 September 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                  South32 Limited 
  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                                                              ü 
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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                                          Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency         ü 
  specify):                                             Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                    Schroders plc 
  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                                                     20.09.16 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        21.09.16 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                    Below 5% 
  crossed 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     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) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------------  ---------  --------------  ---------  --------- 
   Ordinary            278,175,364            274,163,659       272,275,936       N/A       264,042,616      N/A       4.96% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------  --------------  ---------  --------- 
 AU000000S320 
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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          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)        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          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period          refers to                    xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                    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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                         264,042,616                                                        4.96% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Schroder & Co. Limited 665,209 0.012% 
 
   Schroders (C.I.) Limited 8,424 0.000% 
 
   Schroder Investment Management Limited 156,067,326 2.932% 
 
   Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited 107,301,657 
   2.016% 
 
 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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                                                                   The shares referred to in 
  13. Additional information:                                      section 9 are held in portfolios 
                                                                   managed by those firms on 
                                                                   a discretionary basis for 
                                                                   clients under investment 
                                                                   management agreements. This 
                                                                   disclosure has been calculated 
                                                                   based on issue share capital 
                                                                   amount 5,323,762,901. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                             Shaheen Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                020 7658 6000 
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