Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 9138U
Diversified Gas & Oil PLC
03 April 2019
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

 

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

Diversified Gas & Oil PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

 

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify): Change in Nature

X

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

HSBC Holdings PLC

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Name

HSBC Bank plc

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

8, Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

29 March 2019

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

2 April 2019

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

8.309 %

3.929 %

12.238 %

542,653,937

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

8.124 %

4.112 %

12.236 %

 

             

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

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45,090,486

 

     8.309 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

45,090,486

8.309 %

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Stock Lent

 

 

321,797

0.059 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

321,797

0.059 %

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period 

Physical or cash

settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Swap

 

 

Cash Settled

21,000,000

3.869 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

21,000,000

3.869 %

 

 

 

                   

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer

 

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity 
(please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

HSBC Holdings plc

 

 

 

HSBC UK Holdings Limited 

 

 

 

HSBC Bank plc

8.309 %

3.929 %

12.238 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. Additional information

The total holdings include Stock Borrowing of 1,000,000 shares

         

 

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

2 April 2019


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