TIDMZPG

RNS Number : 7901E

ZPG PLC

13 February 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                         ZPG Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                      GB00BMHTHT14 
  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                                                                X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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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                                                      UBS Investment Bank 
                                                            UBS Group AG 
 City and country of registered office                     Zürich 
  (if applicable)                                           Switzerland 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                                      UBS AG London Branch 
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 City and country of registered office                     London, United Kingdom 
  (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was                        6 February 2018 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):            8 February 2018 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                        % of voting              % of voting rights             Total of both      Total number 
                      rights attached             through financial              in % (8.A +        of voting rights 
                      to shares (total               instruments                     8.B)           of issuer(vii) 
                          of 8. A)                  (total of 8.B 
                                                     1 + 8.B 2) 
-----------------  --------------------  ---------------------------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               3.88%                       2.05%                        5.93%              438'878'839 
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 Position of         Below Notifiable             Below Notifiable            Below Notifiable 
 previous                Threshold                    Threshold                   Threshold 
 notification 
 (if 
 applicable) 
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 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 of      Number of voting rights(ix)                              % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                          Direct                      Indirect                     Direct                Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive         (Art 10 of Directive         (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)                 2004/109/EC)                2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)                    (DTR5.2.1)                   (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1) 
----------------   --------------------  ---------------------------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
   GB00BMHTHT14                                      17'044'277                                           3.88% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                            17'044'277                                           3.88% 
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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 may                         rights 
 instrument                               Period(xi)        be acquired if 
                                                            the instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/converted. 
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                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 
                                          1 
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 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      % of voting 
 financial          date(x)               Conversion       or cash            rights                rights 
 instrument                               Period (xi)      settlement(xii) 
----------------  ---------------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                     From 12.03.2018 
                            To 
  Equity Swaps          08.01.2021                              Cash              8'997'602               2.05% 
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                                                           SUBTOTAL 
                                                            8.B.2                 8'997'602               2.05% 
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 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 the voting rights                         X 
  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 rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                              if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                            is higher than the       instruments if it        higher than the 
                           notifiable threshold     equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                    than the notifiable 
                                                         threshold 
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 UBS Group AG 
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 UBS AG 
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 UBS AG London Branch             3.82%                   2.05%                    5.87% 
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 UBS Group AG 
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 UBS AG 
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 UBS Limited 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting rights held 
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 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Opfikon, Switzerland 
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 Date of completion    08.02.2018 
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