TIDMAST

RNS Number : 5601Q

Ascent Resources PLC

30 November 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                   Ascent Resources 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 
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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:                                                      Corporate Action - new share issue    X 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                 City Financial Investment 
  subject to the                                                          Company Limited, acting as 
  notification obligation:                                         Investment Manager and Authorised 
  (iii)                                                                    Corporate Director of the 
                                                                      City Financial Absolute Equity 
                                                                                                Fund 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      BNY Mellon Trust and Depositary 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                       as Trustee to the City Financial 
                                                                                Absolute Equity Fund 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                         28 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                            30 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                              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 voting            % of voting 
                 of               of                of shares         rights                      rights 
                 Shares           Voting                                                          (x) 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                   Direct            Direct       Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      -----------    ------------    ----------------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 GB00BZ16J374     50,000,000       50,000,000      50,000,000        50,000,000                  4.61% 
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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           Conversion                      rights that        rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    may 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 
 financial         price         date            Conversion      rights              rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)          period          instrument          xx) 
                                                 (xviii)         refers to 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------  ----------------------------------- 
                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
---------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------  -------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 50,000,000                                                      4.61% 
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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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                                                                                     N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                   N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                 N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                               Based on total issued shares 
                                                                        of 1,084,038,522 
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 14. Contact name:                                                         Chris Sturdee 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                       +44 (0)20 7451 9600 
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