RNS Number : 8027A

Auto Trader Group plc

28 March 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				Auto Trader Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					YES
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		Cambridge Global Asset Management, a business unit/name of CI Investments Inc., as portfolio advisor to certain investment funds
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		RBC Investor Services Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		24/03/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		27/03/2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		4%

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

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3.35%

32,902,258

39,159,255

4.02%

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

39,159,255

4.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	Percentage based on issued share capital of 975,151,869
14. Contact name:	Phong Liao
15. Contact telephone number:	1 (416) 364-1145

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA 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)	Cambridge Global Asset Management, a business unit/name of CI Investments Inc., as portfolio advisor to certain investment funds
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	2 Queen Street East, 20th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 3G7
Phone number & email	1 (416) 364-1145 masadi@ci.com
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Mostafa Asadi, Senior Legal Counsel
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Phong Liao
Contact address	2 Queen Street East, 20th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 3G7
Phone number & email	1 (416) 364-1145 pliao@ci.com
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Chief Compliance Officer
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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