Holding(s) in Company
8 November 2016
Genel Energy plc
Genel Energy plc advises that it has received the notification set out below from FIL Limited, pursuant to DTR 5 of the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information please contact:
| Genel Energy Sarah Robertson, Company Secretary Phil Corbett, Head of Investor Relations | +44 20 7659 5100 |
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Genel Energy plc | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||||||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||||||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | FIL Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See Section 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 04 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 07 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||||||
| Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||
| JE00B55Q3P39 | 14,030,826 | 14,030,826 | Below 5% | Below 5% | Below 5% | ||||||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Below 5% | Below 5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlled Undertaking Percentage Holding FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL Below 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. Additional information: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Contact name: | Sally-Ann Hatton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148 | ||||||||||||||||||||