TIDMAST

RNS Number : 3494T

Ascent Resources PLC

04 January 2017

 
 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                                 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)                                       Henderson Group plc 
  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                                         3 January 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                            4 January 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       Below 16% & 15% 
  crossed 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 
  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          voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares      rights 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                              Direct     Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary              181,718,141            181,718,141                           160,135,610                   14.77% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BZ16J374 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------    -------    -------  ------------      --------    --------- 
 
 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 instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period                   refers to                  xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  -----------------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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                         160,135,610                                                      14.77% 
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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 1,084,074,224 . 
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 14. Contact name:                                                      Scott Dickenson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           020 7818 4184 
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