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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | |issuer |Pace Plc | |of existing shares to which voting rights are|GB0006672785 | |attached: (ii) | | +---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ |2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments | | |which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to | n/a | |which voting rights are attached | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic | n/a | |effect to qualifying financial instruments | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | n/a | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Other (please specify): | n/a | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------+ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to |UBS Investment Bank | |the |UBS Group AG | |notification obligation: (iii) | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | | | |4. Full name of shareholder(s) |UBS AG London Branch | | (if different from 3.):(iv) |UBS Limited | | | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date on| | |which the threshold is crossed or |31 July 2015 | |reached: (v) | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: |4 August 2015 | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|6% | |reached: (vi, vii) | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) | +-------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |Class/type of|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |shares |to the triggering |transaction | | |transaction | | |if possible +----------+-----------+-------+-----------------+---------------+ |using |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting | |the ISIN CODE|of |of |of |rights |rights (x) | | |Shares |Voting |shares | | | | | |Rights +-------+------+----------+------+--------+ | | | | |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect| | | | | |(xi) |(xii) | | | +-------------+----------+-----------+-------+------+----------+------+--------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |GB0006672785 |18,931,211|18,931,211 |- |- |21,316,591|- |6.66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------+----------+-----------+-------+------+----------+------+--------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +---------------+-----------+----------------------+-------------+-------------+ |Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting | |financial |date (xiii)|Conversion Period |voting |rights | |instrument | |(xiv) |rights that | | | | | |may be | | | | | |acquired if | | | | | |the | | | | | |instrument is| | | | | |exercised/ | | | | | |converted. | | +---------------+-----------+----------------------+-------------+-------------+ |- |- |- |- |- | +---------------+-----------+----------------------+-------------+-------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | |Instruments (xv, xvi) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +--------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+--------------+ |Type of |Exercise |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting | |financial |price |date (xvii)|Conversion|voting rights|rights (xix, | |instrument | | |period |instrument |xx) | | | | |(xviii) |refers to | | | | | | | | | +--------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+------+ | | | | | |Nominal|Delta | |- |- |- |- |- +-------+------+ | | | | | |- |- | +--------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |21,316,591 |6.66% | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. | |Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below. | | | |UBS AG directly | | * directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 19,739,801 (6.17%) | | and | | * indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 1,576,790 (0.49%) | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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: | | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |14. Contact name: |Dawn Edward | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:|+41 1274 538201 | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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