NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Holding(s) in Company (4116N)

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RNS Number : 4116N

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

25 October 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      NextEnergy Solar Fund 
  the underlying issuer                                                    Limited 
  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)                                   Prudential plc group of companies 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                           Prudential plc 
                                                               The Prudential Assurance Company 
                                                                           Limited 
                                                                      M&G Group Limited 
                                                                         M&G Limited 
                                                                  M&G Investment Management 
                                                                           Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                           21 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                              24 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                     22% - 23% 
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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 voting         % of voting 
                       of                of                of shares       rights                   rights (x) 
                       Shares            Voting 
                                         Rights 
-------------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                          Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-------------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
      RED ORD 
         NPV 
    GG00BJ0JVY01        75,436,910        75,436,910       77,382,737        0       77,382,737         0          22.54% 
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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            Conversion                        rights that                rights 
                           (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                             acquired if 
                                                                             the 
                                                                             instrument 
                                                                             is 
                                                                             exercised/ 
                                                                             converted. 
-----------------------  --------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
      RED ORD NPV                                                                  1,583,646                  0.46% 
      GG00BJ0JVY01 
    (Right of recall) 
-----------------------  --------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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 financial      Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument             price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
                                        (xvii)          period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                        (xviii) 
---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                     Nominal       Delta 
---------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                    Percentage of voting rights 
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 78,966,383                                                 23.00% 
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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) - 78,966,383 (23.00%) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned 
   subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 74,938,763 (21.83%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential 
   plc) - 78,966,383 (23.00%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   - 78,966,383 (23.00%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
   of M&G Limited) - 78,966,383 (23.00%) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                        N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                    N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                  N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                         Owen Smith / James Todd 
                                                            M&G Investment Management 
                                                            Limited 

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                                                           020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 
 15. Contact telephone number:                              2293 
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