NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Holding(s) in Company (5280G)

TIDMNESF TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 5280G

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

20 November 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying            Next Energy Solar Fund Limited 
  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 
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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): Due to a reclassification of managed funds.                   X 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject               Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                               Prudential plc 
                                                          M&G Group Limited 
                                                             M&G Limited 
                                                  M&G Investment Management Limited 
                                               The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and                           18 November 2015 
  date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        19 November 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                         24% - 25% 
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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 shares      rights                     (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                     Direct         Direct          Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 GG00BJ0JVY01     69,464,799        69,464,799        69,495,459     69,495,459        0           25.00%            0 
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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. 
---------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 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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 69,495,459                                                       25.00% 
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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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   Prudential plc (parent Company) - 69,495,459 (25.00%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 69,495,459 
   (25.00%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 69,495,459 
   (25.00%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   - 69,495,459 (25.00%) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
   Prudential plc) - 67,534,813 (24.29%) 
 
 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:                          Ravi Patel / Owen Smith 
                                             M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:              020 7004 4177 / 020 7004 4517 
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