TIDMAST

RNS Number : 8693B

Ascent Resources PLC

21 June 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                     ASCENT RESOURCES PLC 
  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                                              X 
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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) subject                                                  DOUGLAS BORTHWICK 
  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 and date                                                         20.06.16 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                           20.06.16 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                               3% 
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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 triggering 
 of              to the triggering                 transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number         Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                 of               of               of shares      rights                      (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 GB00BZ16J374   Below 3%         Below 3%         20,073,166     20,073,166                  3.3% 
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 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 (xiii)    Conversion Period               rights that may               rights 
 instrument                         (xiv)                           be 
                                                                    acquired if the 
                                                                    instrument is 
                                                                    exercised/ converted. 
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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 rights 
 financial         price         date (xvii)    Conversion        rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                     period            refers to 
                                                (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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 20,073,166                                         3.3% 
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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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 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:                                                    This disclosure has been calculated 
                                                                           using total voting rights of 607,289,660. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                        Douglas Borthwick 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            01343 333363 
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