| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
Fidelity European Values 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 | |||||
| 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 |
FIL Limited | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
See section 9 | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
30 November 2016 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 01 December 2016 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
19% | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||||
| GB00BK1PKQ95 | 78,936,222 | 78,936,222 | 78,852,289 | 78,852,289 | 18.98% | |||||||||||||
| 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 may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||
| 78,852,289 | 18.98% | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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| 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: |
FIL may exercise any voting rights attaching to Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Share plan clients beneficial shareholding unless the client has elected to exercise such rights themselves. |
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| 14. Contact name: | Sally-Ann Hatton | |||||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148 |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | ||||||||
| Full name | Bonita Guntrip For and on behalf of FIL Investments International |
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| Contact address | Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB | |||||||
| Phone number & email | 01737 837320 | |||||||
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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