RNS Number : 8105B

UDG Healthcare Public Limited Co.

03 February 2020

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			UDG HEALTHCARE COMPANY
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer						X
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Paris, France
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			30/01/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			03/02/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.06%	0.00%		3.06%	250,190,306
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A		N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
IE0033024807				7,663,370					3.06%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		7,663,370					3.06%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: 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	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% 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
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT France S.A.S.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Ltd
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT BE Holding S.A.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT NL Holding N.V.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Nederland N.V.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Belgium S.A.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Luxembourg S.A.
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
0.34% of BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Luxembourg S.A. is owned by BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Participations S.A.S. (which is wholly owned by BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.) and 99.66% is owned by BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. The detailed percentage of the total voting rights under BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. are 3.06%: BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT France S.A.S. 2.02% BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Nederland N.V. 0.02% BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Limited 1.02% BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT France S.A.S. is exercising 0.51% for own portfolios without legal personality, 1.31% for BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Luxembourg S.A. portfolios with legal personality and 0.20% for an external mandate with legal personality. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Nederland N.V. is exercising 0.02% for BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Luxembourg S.A. for portfolios with legal personality. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Ltd is exercising 1.02% for BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Belgium S.A. for portfolios without legal personality.

Place of completion	London, United Kingdom
Date of completion	03/02/2020

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