TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9345J)

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RNS Number : 9345J

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

15 September 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                           TalkTalk Telecom Group 
  the underlying issuer                                                           plc 
  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)                                         The Capital Group Companies, 
  subject to the                                                               Inc. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                             13 September 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                14 September 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                     Below 15% - Aggregate of voting 
  crossed or                                                            rights from shares 
  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 
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                                                            Direct         Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                           (xi)        (xii) 
---------------------      ------------    ------------    -------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
       Ordinary 
        Shares 
 (ISIN: GB00B4YCDF59)     143,367,883       143,367,883                               142,773,068                  14.9404% 
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 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            Conversion                       rights that                rights 
                             (xiii)          Period (xiv)                     may be 
                                                                              acquired if 
                                                                              the 
                                                                              instrument 
                                                                              is 
                                                                              exercised/ 
                                                                              converted. 
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      Not applicable 
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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 financial        Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument               price          date            Conversion        rights instrument          rights (xix, 
                                          (xvii)          period            refers to                  xx) 
                                                          (xviii) 
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     Not applicable                                                                                   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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                        142,773,068                                                      14.9404% 
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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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                                                   Number of        Percent 
                                                     Shares      of Outstanding 
    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
     ("CG") holdings                              142,773,068      14.9404% 
 
    Holdings by CG Management Companies 
     and Funds: 
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    -- Capital Research and Management 
     Company(1)                                   142,773,068      14.9404% 
                                                   51,345,000           5.3730% 
          *    Capital Income Builder(2)           58,421,891           6.1135% 
 
 
           *    The Income Fund of America(2) 
 (1) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  (2) Mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management 
  Company. 
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 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:                                                                 Christopher Aquino 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                       [phone] 
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Contact name(s) and telephone number(s) at TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC for enquires:

 
 Investor Relations:    Mal Patel          [phone] 
 Media:                 Isobel Bradshaw    [phone] 
 Company Secretary:     Tim Morris         [phone] 
 

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