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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
| Other (please specify): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii | Henderson Group plc | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | 26 February 2016 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29 February 2016 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii | Total Holding Below 5% | |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||
| Ordinary IM00B5VQMV65 | 14,408,361 | 14,408,361 | Below 5% | Below 5% | |||
| 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 |
| Below 5% | Below 5% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
| See Annex 1 below. |
| 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: | This disclosure has been calculated based on total voting rights of 291,819,949. |
| 14. Contact name: | HGIThresholdDisclosures@henderson.com |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7818 4184 |
| Annex 1: Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):
[ ] 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 [X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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| Namexv | % 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 than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| Henderson Group plc, Henderson Group Holdings Asset Management Limited, HGI Asset Management Group Limited, Henderson Global Group Limited, Henderson Holdings Group Limited, HGI Group Limited, Henderson Global Investors (Holdings) Limited, AlphaGen Capital Limited | Below 5% | Below 5% | Below 5% |
| Henderson Group plc, Henderson Group Holdings Asset Management Limited, HGI Asset Management Group Limited, Henderson Global Group Limited, Henderson Holdings Group Limited, HGI Group Limited, Henderson Global Investors (Holdings) Limited, Henderson Global Investors Limited | Below 5% | Below 5% | Below 5% |
| Henderson Group plc, Henderson Group Holdings Asset Management Limited, HGI Asset Management Group Limited, Henderson Global Group Limited, Henderson Holdings Group Limited, HGI Group Limited, Henderson Global Investors (Holdings) Limited, Henderson Investment Funds Limited | Below 5% | – | Below 5% |