TIDMACL

RNS Number : 8529R

Acal PLC

14 December 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                    Acal PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      S 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                               .. 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                                   .. 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                 .. 
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 Other (please                                                                    .. 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                              BlackRock, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                            12 December, 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               13 December, 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       Voting rights attached to 
  crossed or                                                     shares holding for BlackRock, 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                 Inc. has gone below 5% 
 
                                                                  Total holding for BlackRock, 
                                                                     Inc. has gone below 5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous          Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering           triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number        Number        Number        Number of              % of voting 
                  of            of            of shares     voting                 rights (x) 
                  Shares        Voting                      rights 
                                Rights 
--------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                             Direct        Direct   Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                           (xi)      (xii) 
--------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                    Below                   Below 
 GB0000055888    3,801,198     3,801,198     N/A           N/A       5%           N/A        5% 
                ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration    Exercise/                   Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial       date          Conversion                  rights that            rights 
  instrument      (xiii)        Period (xiv)                may be 
                                                            acquired if 
                                                            the 
                                                            instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/ 
                                                            converted. 
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 Securities                                                Below 5%               Below 5% 
  Lending 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Exercise      Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial       price        date          Conversion     rights instrument      rights (xix, 
  instrument                   (xvii)        period         refers to              xx) 
                                             (xviii) 
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                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights 
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 N/A                                         Below 5% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   See Annex 1 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                   BlackRock Regulatory Threshold 
                                                                Reporting Team 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Marc-Oliver Lesch 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 7743 3650 
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 Annex 1 
 
 
 Name                              % of voting     % of voting       Total of 
                                    rights if       rights through    both if 
                                    it equals       financial         it equals 
                                    or is higher    instruments       or is higher 
                                    than the        if it equals      than the 
                                    notifiable      or is higher      notifiable 
                                    threshold       than the          threshold 
                                                    notifiable 
                                                    threshold 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
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 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
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 BlackRock Group Limited 
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 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (UK) Limited 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
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 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
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 BlackRock Group Limited 
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 BlackRock Advisors (UK) 
  Limited 
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