TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the | |FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(is) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |1a. Identity of the issuer or | | |the underlying issuer of | Novae Group plc | |existing shares to which voting | | |rights are attached(ii): | | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an 'X'| |if appropriate) | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |Non-UK issuer | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with | |an 'X') | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | X | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |Other (please specify)(iii): | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |Name |The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered |Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,| |office (if applicable) |Wilmington DE 19801, USA | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |Name |Goldman Sachs International | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered |Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London | |office (if applicable) |EC4A 2BB, UK | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |5. Date on which the threshold |13/09/2017 | |was crossed or reached(vi): | | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified|15/09/2017 | |(DD/MM/YYYY): | | +--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ |7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | +-----------------+-------------+----------------+------------+----------------+ | | % of voting | % of voting | | | | | rights | rights through | Total of |Total number of | | | attached to | financial | both in % |voting rights of| | |shares (total| instruments |(8.A + 8.B) |issuer(vii) | | | of 8. A) |(total of 8.B 1 | | | | | | + 8.B 2) | | | +-----------------+-------------+----------------+------------+----------------+ |Resulting | | | | | |situation on the | | | | | |date on which | 0.0000% | 6.3900% | 6.3900% | 64,425,640 | |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | +-----------------+-------------+----------------+------------+----------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous | 0.0622% | 5.2063% | 5.2685% | | |notification (if | | | | | |applicable) | | | | | +-----------------+-------------+----------------+------------+----------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the | |threshold was crossed or reached(viii) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | +-------------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------+ |Class/type of|Number of voting rights(ix) |% of voting rights | |shares +---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ |ISIN code (if| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |possible) | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | | | Directive | Directive | Directive | Directive | | | 2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) | | | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | +-------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. A| | | +-------------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive | |2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | +-------------+----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+ |Type of | |Exercise/ |Number of voting rights | | |financial |Expiration|Conversion |that may be acquired if |% of voting | |instrument |date(x) |Period(xi) |the instrument is |rights | | | | |exercised/converted. | | +-------------+----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+ |Stock Loan |Open | | 4,019,997 | 6.2397% | |(Physical) | | | | | +-------------+----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+ | | |SUBTOTAL 8. | 4,019,997 | 6.2397% | | | |B 1 | | | +-------------+----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. | |13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ |Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Physical or cash|Number of|% of | |financial |date(x) |Conversion |settlement(xii) |voting |voting | |instrument | |Period (xi) | |rights |rights | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |21-Jul-2027| | Cash | 38,938 | 0.0604% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |15-Jul-2027| | Cash | 28,970 | 0.0450% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |04-Aug-2027| | Cash | 10,827 | 0.0168% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |08-Sep-2027| | Cash | 3,790 | 0.0059% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |15-Sep-2027| | Cash | 3,228 | 0.0050% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |02-Sep-2027| | Cash | 2,854 | 0.0044% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |10-Sep-2027| | Cash | 2,104 | 0.0033% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |02-Sep-2027| | Cash | 1,507 | 0.0023% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |08-Sep-2027| | Cash | 1,120 | 0.0017% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |02-Sep-2027| | Cash | 954 | 0.0015% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |15-Sep-2027| | Cash | 953 | 0.0015% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |10-Sep-2027| | Cash | 621 | 0.0010% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |08-Sep-2027| | Cash | 577 | 0.0009% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | CFD |02-Sep-2027| | Cash | 372 | 0.0006% | +--------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+---------+----------+ | SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | 96,815 | 0.1503% | +----------------+---------+----------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification | |obligation (please mark the | |applicable box with an 'X') | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |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) | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting| | |rights and/or the | | |financial instruments are effectively held starting with the | X | |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv | | |)(please add additional rows as necessary) | | +--------------------+----------------+-----------------+------+---------------+ | | | % of voting | | | | % of voting | rights through | | | | rights if it | financial | Total of both if it | | Name(xv) | equals or is |instruments if it| equals or is higher | | |higher than the | equals or is | than the notifiable | | | notifiable | higher than the | threshold | | | threshold | notifiable | | | | | threshold | | +--------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------------+ |The Goldman Sachs | | | | |Group, Inc. | | | | +--------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------------+ |Goldman Sachs (UK) | | | | |L.L.C. | | | | +--------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------------+ |Goldman Sachs Group | | | | |UK Limited | | | | +--------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------------+ |Goldman Sachs | | 6.3900% | 6.3900% | |International | | | | +--------------------+----------------+-----------------+----------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ |Name of the proxy holder |N/A | +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ |The number and % of voting rights |N/A | |held | | +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ |The date until which the voting |N/A | |rights will be held | | +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |11. Additional information(xvi) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 4 decimal | |places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. | | | |General email contact: | |shareholderdisclosures@gs.com | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+------------+ | Place of completion | London | +---------------------+------------+ | Date of completion | 15/09/2017 | +---------------------+------------+
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Source: Novae Group plc via GlobeNewswire
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