London Stock Exchange Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8013G)

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RNS Number : 8013G

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

06 March 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP 
  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                                   YES 
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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) subject                      VERITAS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP 
  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 and date                                    5 MARCH 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      6 MARCH 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                        ABOVE 3% 
  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 triggering 
 of               to the triggering                         transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number                Number              Number     Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                  of                    of                 of          rights                    (x) 
                  Shares                Voting             shares 
                                        Rights 
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                                                           Direct     Direct       Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)         (xii) 
--------------    ----  -----  -----  ---  ---  --------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------ 
 
  Ordinary 
  shares 
  GB00B0SWJX34   10,361,714            10,361,714                                  10,511,714               3.03% 
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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 (xiii)        Conversion Period             rights that may             rights 
                                             (xiv)                         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 rights 
 financial          price        date (xvii)      Conversion      rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period          refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal        Delta 
----------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  -----------------------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,511,714                                                      3.03% 
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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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          Veritas Asset Management LLP ('VAM LLP') has a holding in London Stock 
          Exchange Group through Veritas Funds Plc (FCA No. 196008) and a number 
                                                         of segregated mandates. 
 
                    On 5 March 2015, VAM LLP's holding crossed the 3% threshold. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                               N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                 Richard Grant 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     0203 758 9930 
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