| 14 March 2016 Genel Energy plc Genel Energy plc advises that it has received the notification set out below from UBS Investment Bank, pursuant to DTR 5 of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. -ends- For further information please contact: Genel EnergySarah Robertson, Company SecretaryPhil Corbett, Head of Investor Relations+44 20 7659 5100 |
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
Genel Energy PlcJE00B55Q3P39 |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
n/a |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
n/a |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
n/a |
| Other (please specify): |
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n/a |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
UBS Investment BankUBS Group AG |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
UBS AG London BranchUBS Limited |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
9 March 2016 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
11 March 2016 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
5% Section (A+B+C) |
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| 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 |
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Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
| JE00B55Q3P39 |
No Previous Disclosure |
No Previous Disclosure |
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11,973,038 |
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4.30% |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Equity Swaps |
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25.09.2017 06.08.201809.01.2019 |
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2,008,309 |
Nominal |
Delta |
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0.72% |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 13,981,347 |
5.02% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
| UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below. UBS AG:- directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 13,564,573 (4.87%); and- indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 416,774 (0.15%) |
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| Proxy Voting: |
| 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: |
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| 14. Contact name: |
Konstantina Georgaki / Raphael Lang |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
+41 44 239 4071 |
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