Fidessa Group PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMFDSA 
 
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) 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the           FIDESSA GROUP PLC 
underlying issuer of existing shares to 
which voting rights are attached: 
 
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" 
if appropriate) 
 
Non-UK issuer 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with 
an "X") 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        X 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please specify): 
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 
Name                                        Massachusetts Financial Services Company 
 
City and country of registered office (if   Boston, US 
applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3) 
 
Name                                        MFS invests in securities of the issuer on 
                                            behalf of its various mutual funds and 
                                            institutional account clients 
 
City and country of registered office (if 
applicable) 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed  17/08/2018 
or reached: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/    21/08/2018 
YYYY): 
 
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
 
                    % of voting   % of voting rights  Total of both   Total number of 
                       rights      through financial       in %      voting rights of 
                    attached to       instruments      (8.A + 8.B)        issuer 
                       shares      (total of 8.B.1 + 
                   (total of 8.A)       8.B.2) 
 
Resulting          0.00%                              0.00%          38,779,800 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or reached 
 
Position of        9.15%                              9.15% 
previous 
notification (if 
applicable) 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
threshold was crossed or reached: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type of  Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights 
shares ISIN 
code (if           Direct               Indirect             Direct       Indirect 
possible)        (Art 9 of     (Art 10 of Directive 2004/   (Art 9 of    (Art 10 of 
               Directive 2004      109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)       Directive  Directive 2004 
                  /109/EC)                                  2004/109/     /109/EC) 
                  (DTR5.1)                                     EC)       (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                            (DTR5.1) 
 
SUBTOTAL 8.A 
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting rights   % of voting 
financial      date           Conversion     that may be acquired if   rights 
instrument                    Period         the instrument is 
                                             exercised/converted 
 
                              SUBTOTAL 8.B.1 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1) 
(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/      Physical or Number of     % of voting 
financial      date           Conversion     cash        voting rights rights 
instrument                    Period         settlement 
 
                                             SUBTOTAL 
                                             8.B.2 
 
 
 
 
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 
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer. 
 
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 (please add additional rows as 
necessary) 
 
           Name            % of voting rights  % of voting rights  Total of both if it 
                           if it equals or is   through financial  equals or is higher 
                             higher than the    instruments if it  than the notifiable 
                               notifiable      equals or is higher      threshold 
                                threshold      than the notifiable 
                                                    threshold 
 
Total 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 
Name of the proxy holder 
 
The number and % of voting rights held 
 
The date until which the voting rights will be 
held 
 
11. Additional information: 
 
Place of completion     Boston 
 
Date of completion      21/08/2018 
 
 
 
 
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August 21, 2018 12:29 ET (16:29 GMT)