REG - Great Portland Ests. - Holding(s) in Company

Great Portland EstatesAnnouncement

13/03/2018 12:40

RNS Number : 5856H
Great Portland Estates PLC
13 March 2018
Great Portland Estates plc
Great Portland Estates plc announces that on 12 March 2018, it received the Notification of
Major Interest in Shares set out below.
Desna Martin
Company Secretary
Great Portland Estates plc
0207 647 3000
12 March 2018
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
Great Portland Estates PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name
BlackRock, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Wilmington, DE, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
09/03/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
12/03/2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
10.02%
2.60%
12.63%
326,729,852
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
9.40%
2.65%
12.05%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
% of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BZ0XJR39

32,767,290

10.02%










SUBTOTAL 8. A
32,767,290
10.02%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
Securities Lending


2,344,123
0.71%












SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
2,344,123
0.71%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
Physical or cash
settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
CFD


Cash
6,159,907
1.88%















SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
6,159,907
1.88%
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
X
Namexv
% 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
See Attachment




10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held


11. Additional informationxvi
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

Timothy Dudley

020 7743 3650
Place of completion
12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
Date of completion
12 March, 2018


Section 9 Attachment
Namexv
% 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 Holdco 4, LLC



BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC



BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.



BlackRock Fund Advisors







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







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
4.08%
2.38%
6.46%




BlackRock, Inc.



BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.



BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.



BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.



BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.



BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.



BlackRock HK Holdco Limited



BlackRock Asset Management North Asia 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 Asset Management Deutschland AG







BlackRock, Inc.



Trident Merger, LLC



BlackRock Investment Management, LLC







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, Inc.



BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.



BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.



BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.



BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.



BlackRock Group Limited



BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.







BlackRock, Inc.



BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.



BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.



BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.



BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.



BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.



BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited







BlackRock, Inc.



BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.



BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.



BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.



BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.



BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC



BlackRock Canada Holdings LP



BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC



BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited







BlackRock, Inc.



BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.



BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.



BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.



BlackRock Advisors, LLC







BlackRock, Inc.



BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.



BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.



BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.



BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.



BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.



BlackRock HK Holdco Limited



BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.



BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited



BlackRock Japan Holdings GK



BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.








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