Ascential PLC Holding(s) in Company (5989S)
22 December 2016 - 8:19PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMASCL
RNS Number : 5989S
Ascential PLC
22 December 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or Ascential PLC
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 X
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) BlackRock, Inc.
subject to the notification
obligation: (iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction 1 December, 2016
and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 2 December, 2016
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Voting rights attached to
crossed or reached: (vi, shares holding for BlackRock,
vii) Inc. has gone above 5%
Total holding for BlackRock,
Inc. has gone above 5%
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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
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Below Below
GB00BYM8GJ06 5% 5% N/A N/A 22,120,088 N/A 5.52%
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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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Securities
Lending 233,607 0.05%
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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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CFD 645,404 Nominal Delta
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0.16% 0.16%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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22,999,099 5.74%
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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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See Annex 1
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: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold
Reporting Team
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14. Contact name: Marc-Oliver Lesch
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3650
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Annex 1
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Name % of voting % of voting Total of
rights if rights through both if
it equals financial it equals
or is higher instruments or is higher
than the if it equals than the
notifiable or is higher notifiable
threshold than the threshold
notifiable
threshold
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings
Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock Institutional
Trust Company, National
Association
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
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BlackRock Canada Holdings
LP
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BlackRock Canada Holdings
ULC
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BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
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