+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | |issuer |Novae Group PLC | |of existing shares to which voting rights are | | |attached: (ii) | | +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |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 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 | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+ |Other (please specify): | | +--------------------------------------+------------------------------+--------+ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to | | |the | BlackRock, Inc. | |notification obligation: (iii) | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) | | | (if different from 3.):(iv) | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date on| | |which the threshold is crossed or | 23 September, 2016 | |reached: (v) | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26 September, 2016 | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or| Voting rights attached to shares | |reached: (vi, vii) | holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone | | | below 5% | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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 shares|rights |rights (x) | | |Shares |Voting +---------+------+---------+------+--------+ | | |Rights |Direct |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect| | | | | |(xi) |(xii) | | | +-------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+ |GB00B40SF849 |3,267,956|3,267,956 |N/A |N/A |3,207,428|N/A |4.97% | +-------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +---------------+----------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |date |Conversion Period |rights that may |rights | |instrument |(xiii) |(xiv) |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 voting |% of voting | |financial |price |date |Conversion|rights instrument|rights (xix, | |instrument | |(xvii) |period |refers to |xx) | | | | |(xviii) | | | +--------------+--------+----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+ | | | | | |Nominal|Delta | |CFD | | | |306,658 +-------+------+ | | | | | |0.47% |0.47% | +--------------+--------+----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |3,514,086 |5.45% | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or| |the | |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |See Annex 1 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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: |Alex Moon | +-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:|020 7050 9000 | +-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
Annex 1
+---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | |% of voting rights|% of voting rights |Total of both if | | |if it equals or is|through financial |it equals or is | |Name |higher than the |instruments if it |higher than the | | |notifiable |equals or is higher|notifiable | | |threshold |than the notifiable|threshold | | | |threshold | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management (UK) | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Advisors | | | | |(UK) Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 4, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 6, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Delaware | | | | |Holdings Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Fund | | | | |Advisors | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |Institutional Trust | | | | |Company, National | | | | |Association | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
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Source: Novae Group plc via GlobeNewswire
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