Blackstone/GSO LnFin - Holding(s) in Company

Blackstone Loan Financing

04/05/2017 17:00

RNS Number : 2455E

Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing Ltd

04 May 2017

Set out below is a TR-1 notification of a major interest in shares in Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing Limited (the "Company") in respect of FIL Limited, dated 28 August 2014. This announcement was inadvertently not released at the relevant time due to administrative issues in the TR-1 process which have since been addressed. The announcement has since been superseded by a notification released by the Company on 29 February 2016 (RNS4475Q), which reflects the up-to-date reportable position as at today's date. However, for completeness, the Company has been advised to release the superseded notification to the market.

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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
BLACKSTONE / GSO LOAN FINANCING LIMITED
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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
28 August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 August 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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
JE00BNCB5T53
Nil
Nil
15,060,000
15,060,000
5.00%
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
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
15,060,000
5.00%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Sum of Factored Shares Held
Custodian
Day to Day IM
Total
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)
FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL
13,953,090
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)
FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED
37,650
FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
1,069,260
Grand Total
15,060,000
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
15,060,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
28 August 2014

13. Additional information:

None
14. Contact name:
Nevelina Rousseva-Gasnier
15. Contact telephone number:
fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837216


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