Apax Global Alpha Limited Holding(s) in Company (5371Z)

TIDMAPAX TIDMWTAN

RNS Number : 5371Z

Apax Global Alpha Limited

15 December 2017

(LSE: APAX)

Apax Global Alpha Limited

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft 
  Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying   Apax Global Alpha Limited 
 issuer of existing shares to which voting 
 rights 
 are attached(ii) : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer                                                                                           x 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : Change in issued share capital 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                           Witan Investment Trust plc 
 City and country of registered office (if      London, England 
 applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered office (if      London, England 
 applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed     14 December 2017 
 or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified               14 December 2017 
 (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                          % of voting rights     % of voting rights     Total of both in %     Total number of 
                          attached to shares     through financial          (8.A + 8.B)        voting rights of 
                           (total of 8. A)          instruments                                issuer(vii) 
                                                 (total of 8.B 1 + 
                                                       8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date on which 
  threshold was 
  crossed or reached     5.00                   -                      5.00                    491,100,768 
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 Position of previous    <5.00                  -                      <5.00 
  notification (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed 
  or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of     Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
 shares 
 ISIN code (if 
 possible) 
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                         Direct                Indirect                        Direct                         Indirect 
                   (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive     (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)      (Art 10 of Directive 
                      2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)                     (DTR5.1)                      2004/109/EC) 
                        (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                     (DTR5.2.1) 
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                   24,572,760                                   5.00 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                     24,572,760                                               5.00 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 
  (a)) 
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 Type of           Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting rights that may be     % of voting rights 
  financial         date(x)              Conversion             acquired if the instrument is 
  instrument                             Period(xi)             exercised/converted. 
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                                         SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 
  2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of          Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or       Number of voting      % of voting rights 
  financial        date(x)               Conversion Period      cash              rights 
  instrument                             (xi)                   settlement(xii) 
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                                                                SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark 
  the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural                      x 
 person or legal 
 entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or 
 indirectly an interest 
 in the (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling 
 natural 
 person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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 Name(xv)    % of voting rights if it equals       % of voting rights through       Total of both if it equals or is 
            or is higher than the notifiable      financial instruments if it          higher than the notifiable 
                        threshold                 equals or is higher than the                  threshold 
                                                           notifiable 
                                                           threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting rights held 
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 The date until which the voting rights will 
 be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   London, England 
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 Date of completion    14 December 2017 

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