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Blackstone Loan Financing

04/05/2017 17:05

RNS Number : 2459E

Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing Ltd

04 May 2017

Set out below are two TR-1 notifications of a major interest in shares in Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing Limited (the "Company") in respect of holdings in the Company aggregated across funds managed by Pine River Capital Management L.P., dated 18 July 2014 and 19 February 2016. These relate to the aggregated holdings of funds managed by Pine River Capital Management L.P. exceeding (on 18 July 2014) and then going below (on 19 February 2016) the 5% shareholding threshold, but were only notified to the Company on 3 May 2017. The TR1 notification dated 19 February 2016 reflects the up-to-date reportable position as at today's date.

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
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
Pine River Capital Management L.P.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv
Pine River Master Fund Ltd.
Pine River Fixed Income Master Fund Ltd.
Pine River Credit Relative Value Master Fund Ltd.
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
18 July 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
3 May 2017
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
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Common Stock; ISIN: JE00BNCB5T53
0
0
22,000,000
22,000,000
N/A
8.45%
N/A
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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nominal
Delta
N/A
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
22,000,000
8.45%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Liz Olney Arms
15. Contact telephone number:
612-238-3300


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
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
Pine River Capital Management L.P.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv
Pine River Master Fund Ltd.
Pine River Fixed Income Master Fund Ltd.
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
19 February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
3 May 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Below 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
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Common Stock; ISIN: JE00BNCB5T53
21,250,000
21,250,000
0
0
N/A
Below 5%
N/A
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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nominal
Delta
N/A
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
0
0.00%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Liz Olney Arms
15. Contact telephone number:
612-238-3300


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