RNS Number : 2965M
Hays PLC
19 January 2016
 

 

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

Hays PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

S

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

S

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

¨

Other (please specify):


¨

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii

BlackRock, Inc.

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


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

14 January, 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 January, 2016

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

Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 10%



 

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

GB0004161021

125,408,076

125,408,076

N/A

N/A

117,941,932

N/A

8.23%


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

Securities Lending



370,595

0.02%


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

 

CFD




28,035,202

Nominal

Delta

1.95%

1.95%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

146,347,729

10.22%


 

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

 

See Annex


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:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Gareth Slade

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 3650



Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

BlackRock Group Limited




 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

5.35%

1.53%

6.89%

 





 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC




 

BlackRock Canada Holdings LP




 

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC




 

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited




 





 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

BlackRock Group Limited




 

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited




 





 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




 

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




 

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




 

BlackRock Fund Advisors




 

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association




 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




BlackRock Fund Advisors








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock (Isle of Man) Holdings Limited




BlackRock (Isle of Man) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock International Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.




BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited




BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG








 

BlackRock, Inc.




Trident Merger, LLC




BlackRock Investment Management, LLC








 


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