RNS Number : 1755F
ITV PLC
15 May 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

ITV 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

x

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

LIBERTY GLOBAL INCORPORATED LIMITED

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

15th May 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15th May 2017

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

N/A


 

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

 

Ordinary shares of 10 pence each

 

ISIN:  GB0033986497

398,515,510

398,515,510






 








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

 

RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (subject to certain costs)

N/A

N/A

398,515,510

9.9%

 


 

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

 

398,515,510

 9.9%

 

 

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

 

N/A


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:

This notification is being made solely because, pursuant to a pre-existing loan linked to a hedging transaction, Liberty Global Incorporation Limited has loaned out 398,515,510 ordinary shares, but at the same time it has acquired an interest in an equal number of ordinary shares under that transaction as a result of the right to recall (subject to certain costs) granted to it in respect of 398,515,510 ordinary shares.

 

Notification made by reference to the total voting rights figure of 4,025,409,194 (announced on 11 May 2017 in the issuer's AGM statement).  

14. Contact name:

Jeremy Evans

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8483 6300

 


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