Greenko Group plc Holding(s) in Company (0081M)

TIDMGKO

RNS Number : 0081M

Greenko Group plc

15 January 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                          Greenko Group PLC 
  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                                          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)                                                     Weiss Asset Management LP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        Brookdale International Partners, 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                         L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity 
                                                                                                 Fund[1] 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                  Jan-13-2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                     Jan-14-2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                                       > 23% 
  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 
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                                                  Direct         Direct         Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
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                                                                                                 23.71 
 IM00B28KLZ74     35,192,662       35,192,662      37,704,409     37,704,409        n/a            %           n/a 
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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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 37,704,409                                         23.71 % 
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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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   Brookdale International Partners, L.P.: 24,432,514 voting 
   rights/financial instruments (15.37 %) 
   Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 13,271,895 voting 
   rights/financial instruments (8.35 %) 
 
 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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                                                                    Note: This notification is 
  13. Additional information:                                    being furnished to the issuer 
                                                                     pursuant to Article 75 of 
                                                                      the issuer's Articles of 
                                                                     Association dated as of 8 
                                                                 April 2013. This notification 
                                                                  is being sent on a Form TR-1 
                                                                      for convenience purposes 
                                                                   and is not being filed with 
                                                                                       the FCA 
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 14. Contact name:                                                             Georgiy Nikitin 

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