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RNS Number : 0726X

Avanti Communications Group Plc

26 August 2015

 
 
   TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying              Avanti Communications Group PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
                                                    ------------------------------------------ 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 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           MAST Capital Management, LLC 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
                                            -------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Mast Credit Opportunities I Master 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                 Fund Limited; Mast OC I Master Fund, 
                                              L.P.; Mast Select Opportunities Master 
                                              Fund, L.P.; Mast Admiral Master Fund, 
                                              L.P.; Polar Bear Fund LP; KKR TFO Partners 
                                              LP 
                                            -------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and date         August 21, 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
                                            -------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:           August 21, 2015 
                                            -------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         From below 10% to above 10%, but less 
  or                                          than 11% 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
                                            -------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 Class/type     Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                     transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
               ------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                Number           Number               Number         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                 of               of                   of shares      rights                    (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
               ---------------  -------------------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                      Direct         Direct (xi)    Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                                     (xii) 
                 ----  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 Common 
 Shares         11,891,924       11,891,924           15,083,192     15,083,192                10.37% 
               ---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 ISIN: 
 GB00B1VCNQ84 
                 ----  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------  ----      ---------  ---------  ---  ----  ----    ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                       Number of voting                 % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      Conversion Period               rights that may                  rights 
                                          (xiv)                           be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
                       ---------------  ------------------------------  -------------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 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) 
 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
                                                              -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 15,083,192                                                    10.37% 
                                                              -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
 Each of the shareholders listed in Section 4 is an investment vehicle 
  which is managed by MAST Capital Management, LLC, an investment adviser 
  registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 
  MAST Capital Management, LLC is consequently subject to the shareholder 
  disclosure thresholds prescribed by DTR 5.1.5. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
                                                     --------------------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
                                                     --------------------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
                                                     --------------------------- 
 
 
  13. Additional information: 
 14. Contact name:                         Adam Kleinman 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             +1-617-375-3000 
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