Benchmark Holdings PLC Holding(s) in Company (0036K)
December 16 2022 - 4:58AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBMK
RNS Number : 0036K
Benchmark Holdings PLC
16 December 2022
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 Benchmark Holdings PLC
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached
(ii) :
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify) (iii) :
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
Name Ferd AS
City and country of registered office Oslo, Norway
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
Name
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was 15/12/2022
crossed or reached (vi) :
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6. Date on which issuer notified 16/12/2022
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both Total number
rights attached through financial in % (8.A + of voting rights
to shares (total instruments 8.B) held in issuer
of 8. A) (total of 8.B (8.A + 8.B)
1 + 8.B 2) (vii)
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Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 25,97 25,97 191,923,746
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Position of
previous notification
(if
applicable) 26,33 26,33
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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 % of voting rights
shares (ix)
ISIN code (if
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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Ordinary Shares
GB00BGHPT808 191,923,746 25,97%
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SUBTOTAL 8.
A
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period rights that may rights
(x) (xi) be acquired if
the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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SUBTOTAL 8. B
1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number of % of voting
instrument date (x) Conversion or cash voting rights rights
Period (xi) Settlement
(xii)
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
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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) 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 % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than the instruments if it higher than the
notifiable threshold equals or is higher notifiable threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting rights
held
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The date until which the voting rights
will be held
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11. Additional information (xvi)
On 6 December 2022, in order to facilitate timely settlement of the issuers
contemplated private placement and Norwegian retail offering, the person
subject to the notification obligation entered as a lender into a share
lending agreement with the issuer as issuer, and DNB Markets, a part
of DNB Bank ASA, and Pareto Securities AS as borrowers.
On 14 December 2022 and in accordance with the above mentioned share
lending agreement, the person subject to the notification obligation
lent 35,189,350 shares to DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, and Pareto
Securities AS, as DVP settlement with no price payable. Settlement and
redelivery of the lent shares occurred the same date.
Contact name: Henrik Sandnes
Contact telephone number: +47 98666070 // +47 22754738
Place of completion Oslo
Date of completion 16/12/2022
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