NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

RNS Number : 5476N
Diversified Gas & Oil PLC
21 May 2020
 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

 

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

X

Other (please specify):

 

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

INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

8, Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ

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

18 May 2020

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

20 May 2020

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

5.325 %

2.240 %

7.565 %

  707,085,502

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

5.926 %

2.396 %

8.322 %

 

             

 

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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  37,655,867

 

  5.325 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

 37,655,867

5.325 %

 

 

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

 

 

  40,000

  0.005 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

  40,000

  0.005 %

 

 

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

 

 

 

 15,800,000

  2.234 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 15,800,000

  2.234 %

 

 

 

                   

 

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

5.251 %

2.240 %

7.492 %

 

 

 

 

HSBC Holdings plc

 

 

 

HSBC UK Holdings Limited

 

 

 

HSBC Bank plc

 

 

 

HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH

 

 

 

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG

 

 

 

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Gesellschaft fur Bankbeteiligungen mbH

 

 

 

INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH

0.073 %

NA

0.073 %

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

11. Additional information

 

         

 

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

20 May 2020

 

 

 

 


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