TIDMBIFF TIDM42SB

RNS Number : 6972Q

Biffa plc

14 September 2017

TR-1: Standard 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)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                            Biffa plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                         X 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               The Goldman Sachs Group, 
                                                     Inc. 
 City and country of registered                     Corporation Trust Center, 
  office (if applicable)                             1209 Orange Street, Wilmington 
                                                     DE 19801, USA 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               ELQ Investors II Ltd 
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 City and country of registered                     Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet 
  office (if applicable)                             Street, London EC4A 2BB, 
                                                     UK 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     11/09/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   13/09/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                      4.16%                  0.89%             5.05%        250,000,000 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                     4.85%                  0.04%             4.89% 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type         Number of voting                  % of voting rights 
  of                 rights(ix) 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                        Direct          Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                         (Art 9         (Art 10 of                (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                      of Directive      Directive                 Directive                Directive 
                      2004/109/EC)     2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                        (DTR5.1)        (DTR5.2.1)                (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
----------------   ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 GB00BD8DR117                          10,398,234                                            4.16% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                           10,398,234                                   4.16% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of            Expiration        Exercise/       Number of voting                   % of voting 
 financial           date(x)           Conversion      rights that                        rights 
 instrument                            Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                       if the instrument 
                                                       is 
                                                       exercised/converted. 
-----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 Stock Loan 
  (Physical)        Open                                         2,234,020                   0.89% 
-----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 
 
                                      SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                       B 1                       2,234,020                   0.89% 
                                     --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of           Expiration         Exercise/       Physical          Number           % of voting 
  financial        date(x)            Conversion      or cash           of voting         rights 
  instrument                          Period          settlement(xii)   rights 
                                      (xi) 
----------------  -----------------  --------------  ----------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 
 
 
                                                      SUBTOTAL 
                                                       8.B.2 
                                                     ----------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 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(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                                           X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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     Name(xv)                 % of voting               % of voting             Total of both 
                              rights if it            rights through             if it equals 
                              equals or is               financial               or is higher 
                              higher than               instruments           than the notifiable 
                             the notifiable            if it equals                threshold 
                               threshold               or is higher 
                                                         than the 
                                                        notifiable 
                                                         threshold 
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 The Goldman 
  Sachs Group, 
  Inc. 
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 Goldman Sachs 
  (UK) L.L.C. 
-----------------  --------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Goldman Sachs 
 Group UK Limited 
-----------------  --------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Goldman Sachs 
  International 
-----------------  --------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 The Goldman 
  Sachs Group, 
  Inc. 
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 GSSG Holdings 
  LLC 
-----------------  --------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 ELQ Holdings 
  (DEL) LLC 
-----------------  --------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 ELQ Holdings 
  (UK) Ltd 
-----------------  --------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 ELQ Investors 
  IX Ltd 
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 ELQ Investors 
  II Ltd                         4.16%                                              4.16% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                             N/A 
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 The number and % of voting                           N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the                             N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Please note, total amount of voting rights have been 
  rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility 
  of a rounding error. 
 
  General email contact: 
  shareholderdisclosures@gs.com 
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 Place of completion   London 
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 Date of completion    13/09/2017 
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