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RNS Number : 9407H  Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.  11 October 2024

11 October 2024

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

 

("PPHC", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Notification of Major Holdings

 

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc., the leading government relations and
public affairs group providing a comprehensive range of advisory services, has
been notified that on 10 October 2024, MSA Legacy Holdings Inc. ("MSA")
transferred 913,573 shares to the underlying MSA shareholders for nil
consideration. MSA is the successor entity for MultiState Associates, Inc.,
the state and local government relations specialists acquired by PPHC in March
2023.

 

The transaction solely represents a change of ownership of the total number of
shares held by MSA.

 

Enquiries:

 

 Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.            +1 (202) 688 0020

 Stewart Hall, CEO

 Roel Smits, CFO

 Stifel (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)      +44 (0) 20 7710 7600

 Fred Walsh, Ben Good, Sarah Wong

 Zeus (Joint Broker)                            +44 (0) 20 3829 5000

 David Foreman

 Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker)               +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

 Simon Bridges, Andrew Potts

 Buchanan Communications (Media Enquiries)      +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

pphc@buchanan.uk.com
 Chris Lane, Toto Berger

 

About PPHC

 

Incorporated in 2014, PPHC is a US-based government relations and public
affairs group providing clients with a fully integrated and comprehensive
range of services including government and public relations, research, and
digital advocacy campaigns. Engaged by approximately 1200 clients, including
companies, trade associations and non-governmental organisations, the Group is
active in all major sectors of the US. economy, including healthcare and
pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy, technology, telecoms and
transportation. PPHC's services support clients to enhance and defend their
reputations, advance policy goals, manage regulatory risk, and engage with US
federal and state-level policy makers, stakeholders, media, and the public.

 

PPHC operates a holding company structure and currently has ten operating
entities in the US and UK. Operating in the strategic communications market,
the Group has a strong track record of organic and acquisitive growth, the
latter focused on enhancing its capabilities and to establish new verticals,
either within new geographies or new related offerings.

 

For more information, see www.pphcompany.com (http://www.pphcompany.com/) .

 

 

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                                                                                    Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.
 which voting rights are attached (ii):
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an
 "X" if appropriate)
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             X
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
 an "X")
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                          X
 Other (please specify) (iii):
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
 Name                                                                                                                                                         MSA Legacy Holdings Inc.
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        Wilmington, DE US
 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 reached (vi):                                                                                                  10 October 2024
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               10 October 2024
 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  Below 3%                                               0                                                     Below 3%                        3,104,973
 Position of previous notification (if                                      3.41%                                                  0                                                     3.41%                           4,018,546

 applicable)

 

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of                                  Number of voting rights (ix)                                              % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                Direct                    Indirect                                        Direct                                           Indirect

                                                (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                     (DTR5.1)                                         (DTR5.2.1)
 US7444301094 (Common Shares)                   3,104,973                 0                                                Below 3%                                        0

 SUBTOTAL 8. A

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
 Type of financial instrument                   Expiration  Exercise/                             Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                                  exercised/converted.

                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
 (1) (b)
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                   Exercise/                   Physical or cash                                          Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                        Settlement (xii)

                                                                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

 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                                                                                                                                           X
 person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
 directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)
 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 entity (please add additional rows as
 necessary) (xiv)
 Name (xv)                   % 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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                         than the notifiable threshold

 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 information (xvi)

 

 Place of completion  United States
 Date of completion   10 October 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

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