1) Full name and location of registered office of persons subject to the notification obligation |
BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA |
2) Full name of shares holders (if different from 1) |
n/a |
3) Reason for notification |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
4) Date threshold was crossed or reached |
23 June 2017 |
5) Date issuer was notified |
26 June 2017 |
6) Threshold that was crossed |
Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone above 5% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 10% |
7) Total positions of persons subject to the notification obligation |
A) Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
% of voting rights attached to shares |
5.78% |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
4.36% |
Total of both in % |
10.14% |
Total number of voting rights of issuer |
847,776,646 |
B) Position of previous notification |
% of voting rights attached to shares |
5.94% |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
4.30% |
Total of both in % |
10.25% |
8) Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached |
A) Voting rights attached to shares |
Number of voting rights |
49,030,244 (Indirect) |
% of voting rights |
5.78% (Indirect) |
B1) Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) |
Type of financial instrument |
Securities Lending |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
34,127,754 |
% of voting rights |
4.02% |
B2) Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) |
Type of financial instrument |
CFD |
Physical or cash settlement |
Cash |
Number of voting rights |
2,844,935 |
% of voting rights |
0.33% |
9) Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity |
Name |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
3.62% |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
1.45% |
Total of both in % |
5.07% |
10) Additional information |
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team Andrew Manchester 020 7743 3650 |
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