Novae Group plc: Holdings in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex  
For filings with issuer exclude the annex  
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii
Novae Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rightsX
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
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.): iv
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
15 April, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 April, 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 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
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB00B40SF8492,789,6692,789,669N/AN/A3,138,416N/A5.00%
 
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
Securities Lending  9,8190.01%
 
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

 
CFD   565,257 Nominal Delta
0.90%0.90%
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
3,713,4925.92%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
 

See Annex
 
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: Alex Moon
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7050 9000


Name % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc.   
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.   
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.   
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.   
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.   
BlackRock Group Limited   
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited   
    
BlackRock, Inc.   
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.   
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.   
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.   
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.   
BlackRock Group Limited   
BlackRock International Limited   
    
BlackRock, Inc.   
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.   
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.   
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.   
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.   
BlackRock Group Limited   
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited   
    
BlackRock, Inc.   
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.   
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.   
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC   
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC   
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.   
BlackRock Fund Advisors   
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association   
    



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