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RNS Number : 4617X

Perform Group PLC

19 November 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     Perform Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    (1) Premium TV Group Limited 
  subject to the                                               (2) Access Media, L.P. 
  notification obligation:                                     (3) Access Media GP, L.P. 
  (iii)                                                        (4) Access Media (US), LLC 
                                                               (5) Access Industries Holdings, 
                                                               LLC 
                                                               (6) Access Industries, LLC 
                                                               (7) AI PG LLC 
                                                               (8) AI Value Holdings, LLC 
                                                               (9) Len Blavatnik 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               HSBC Client Holdings Nominee 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                  (UK) Limited 
                                                               Pershing Nominees Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   18 November 2014 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      19 November 2014 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Persons (7)-(8) above: 39% 
  crossed or                                                   Person (9) above: 81% 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of                     % of voting 
                 of                of                of shares       voting                        rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct          Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 ORDINARY 
 SHARES OF 
 2 7/9 PENCE 
 GB00B3M55Q47   212,502,845       212,502,845       214,968,049     214,968,049                   81.58% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting                % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                        rights that                     rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting                % of voting 
 financial         price          date            Conversion         rights instrument               rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period             refers to                       xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 214,968,049                                          81.58% 
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*112,052,464 shares (42.53%) are held directly by HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited as nominee and indirectly by each of Premium TV Group Limited, Access Media, L.P., Access Media GP, L.P., Access Media (US), LLC, Access Industries Holdings, LLC, Access Industries, LLC and Len Blavatnik.

*102,915,585 shares (39.06%) are held indirectly by each of AI PG LLC, AI Value Holdings, LLC and Len Blavatnik either through Pershing Nominees Limited as nominee or as a result of acceptances of AI PG LLC's takeover offer for Perform Group plc.

 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Premium TV Group Limited is controlled by Access Media, 
   L.P. Access Media GP, L.P. is the general partner of 
   Access Media, L.P. Access Media (US), LLC is the general 
   partner of Access Media GP, L.P. Access Media (US), 
   LLC is controlled by Access Industries Holdings, LLC. 
   Access Industries Holdings, LLC is controlled by Access 
   Industries, LLC which is in turn indirectly controlled 
   by Len Blavatnik. 
 
   AI PG LLC is controlled by AI Value Holdings, LLC, which 
   is in turn indirectly controlled by Len Blavatnik. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                   N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                             Anastasia de Reuck 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                 Access Industries (UK) Limited 
                                                               +44 20 7569 0045 
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