TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | GVC Holdings Plc | |
| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
| Other (please specify): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii | M&G Investment Funds (3) | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | State Street Nominees Ltd A/C GMIN | |
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):v | 01 April 2015 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02 April 2015 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii | See item 13 | |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vi] | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | |||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
| IM00B5VQMV65 | Below 3% | Below 3% | 2,225,000 | 2,225,000 | 0 | 3.63% | 0 |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
| Nominal | Delta | ||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 2,225,000 | 3.63% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | |
| 13. Additional information: | With reference to item 3, M&G Investments Funds (3) is an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC) and is not a Prudential group company and must be separately disclosed.
This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment Management Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) and will have been previously attributed to Prudential plc solely on the basis that M&G Investment Management Ltd has direct fund management control over the shares identified in this notification. Therefore the 3.63% holding being disclosed in this notification is encompassed in the 3.79% being disclosed under The Prudential plc group of companies and is NOT in addition to it. |
| 14. Contact name: | Owen Smith / Poonam Stammers M&G Investment Management Limited |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7004 4517 / 020 3480 6135 |