4th May 2017 17:00
Set out below is a TR-1 notification of a major interest in shares in Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing Limited (the "Company") in respect of FIL Limited, dated 28 August 2014. This announcement was inadvertently not released at the relevant time due to administrative issues in the TR-1 process which have since been addressed. The announcement has since been superseded by a notification released by the Company on 29 February 2016 (RNS4475Q), which reflects the up-to-date reportable position as at today's date. However, for completeness, the Company has been advised to release the superseded notification to the market.
For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii |
BLACKSTONE / GSO LOAN FINANCING LIMITED | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ü | ||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | FIL Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See Section 9 | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 28 August 2014 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29 August 2014 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
JE00BNCB5T53 | Nil | Nil | 15,060,000 | 15,060,000 | 5.00% | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
15,060,000 | 5.00% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | FIL Limited | |||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire: | 15,060,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights: | 28 August 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | None | |||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Nevelina Rousseva-Gasnier | |||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: |
[email protected], 01737 837216
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Related Shares:
Blackstone Loan