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RNS Number : 9837T
Ascential PLC
18 October 2017
 

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

ASCENTIAL 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

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Bank of New York Mellon Bank

JP Morgan Chase

Northern Trust Co.

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

16 October 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 October 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

5%


 

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BYM8GJ06

19,986,168

19,986,168

20,315,108


20,315,108


5.07%



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







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

20,315,108

5.07%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (TRPA) serves as investment adviser, with dispositive and voting authority, to various institutional clients that own shares of Ascential Plc., including the T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund, which owns 16,651,982 shares.  Such shares are registered in the following name(s):

 

Bank of New York Mellon Bank -   1,113,247

 

JP Morgan Chase -   19,002,942

 

Northern Trust Co. -   198,919

 


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:



14. Contact name:

Gary Greb, Vice President

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

15. Contact telephone number:

001 410 345 2527


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD  21202

Phone number & email

 

001 410 345 2527

gary_greb@troweprice.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 


Contact address

 


Phone number & email

 


Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

 


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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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