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RNS Number : 6736Q
Ascential PLC
01 March 2016
 

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TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

 

 

Ascential Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

 

X

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):


 

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

 

 

 

Bank of America Corporation

 

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

 

 

 

Merrill Lynch International

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

 

26th February 2016

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

1st March 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

 

Below 3%, 4% and 5%


 

  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                            

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of

shares

 

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous

to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number

of Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting rights x

 

Direct

 

Direct xi

Indirect

xii

 

Direct

 

Indirect

 

 

GB00BYM8GJ06

 

 

415,000

 

 

415,000

 

Below notifiable threshold

 

Below notifiable threshold

 

 

0

 

Below notifiable threshold

 

 

0

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration

date xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting

rights that maybe acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting

rights

 

 

N/A





 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

xv, xvi

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Exercise

price

Expiration

date xvii

Exercise/

Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights

instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix,

xx

 

 

N/A





 

Nominal

 

Delta



 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 

Below notifiable threshold

 

Below notifiable threshold

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
 
Merrill Lynch International  -  Below notifiable threshold
 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  Proxy Voting:                                                                                                                                                    

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

 

 

 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

 

Kim Oakley

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

0207 996 3410

 


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