TIDMAST

RNS Number : 8538G

Ascent Resources PLC

10 August 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 
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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                                                             Conversion of loan note       X 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                                Henderson Group plc 
  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                                                 9 August 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                  10 August 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                              Above 5%, 10% & 11% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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          rights                  (x) 
                  Shares                      Voting          shares 
                                              Rights 
--------------  --------------------------  ---------------  ---------  ----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                              Direct     Direct     Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
--------------    ----------  ------------    -------------  ---------  ---------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 Ordinary                Below 5%               Below 5%                            84,468,493              11.62% 
                --------------------------  ---------------  ---------  ---------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 GB00BZ16J374 
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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) 
---------------  -----------  --------------  ------------------------  ----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                                                 Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -----------  --------------  ------------------------  ----------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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                         84,468,493                                                   11.62% 
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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 726,698,864. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                     Scott Dickenson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                          020 7818 4184 
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