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RNS Number : 5099U

Ascent Resources PLC

18 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                                        16 January 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                           18 January 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                          Below 13% 
  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 
--------------  ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
                 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                                                                135,118,091              12.46% 
                                                      -------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 GB00BZ16J374         144,618,091        144,618,091 
--------------  ----------------------  ------------  -------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 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. 
--------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 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) 
--------------  ---------  -----------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                                       Nominal   Delta 
--------------  ---------  -----------  ---------------------  ---------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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                          135,118,091                                        12.46% 
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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:                                                      Gabrielle Fearn 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           020 7818 4087 
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