Tiso Blackstar Group SE Holding(s) in Company (6236U)

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RNS Number : 6236U

Tiso Blackstar Group SE

25 October 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 TISO BLACKSTAR GROUP SE 
  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)                                    PROTEA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               PROTEA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                         October 24, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                            October 24, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                     5.00% 
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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 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                              Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ----------- 
 MT0000620113   13,406,442                                    13,565,772     13,565,772                5.11% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,565,772                                                     5.11% 
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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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 Our group, which is deemed to be under common control, 
  is comprised of: 
 
  1. Protea Asset Management LLC ("Protea") = 13,565,772 
  shares, and 
 
  Address for Protea (a US limited partnership) is as 
  follows: 
 
  3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor 
  New York, NY 
  10019 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              ADRIAN MAIZEY 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  [phone] 
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