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Empiric Student PropertyAnnouncement

16/06/2016 10:50

RNS Number : 4067B
Empiric Student Property PLC
16 June 2016
 
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
Empiric Student Property plc
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
X
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
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
Goldman Sachs International
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
13 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Above 3%


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
GB00BLWDVR75
 0
0


0

0


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
Stock Loan (Physical)
Open

16,494,144
3.29%
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
Exercise/ Conversion period
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
16,494,144
3.29%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 16,494,144 shares; 3.29%
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.);16,494,144 shares; 3.29%
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.);16,494,144 shares; 3.29%
Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited) ;16,494,144 shares; 3.29%

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 hold voting rights:
N/A


13. Additional information:
General email contact:
shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
14. Contact name:
Joanna Foley
15. Contact telephone number:

+44 207 051 9996

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