PR Newswire
London, September 5
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust 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):
BlackRock, Inc.
(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 reached (v):
2 September 2016
(6). Date on which issuer notified:
5 September 2016
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone below 21%
Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 22%
(8). Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary Shares: GB00B3SXM832
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares: 37,291,763
Number of Voting rights: 37,291,763
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares:
Direct: N/A
Number of voting rights:
Direct (xi): N/A
Indirect (xii): 36,344,368
% of voting rights (x):
Direct: N/A
Indirect: 22.11%
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument: Securities Lending
Expiration date (xiii):
Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv):
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted: 103,670
% of voting rights: 0.06%
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument:
Exercise price:
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: 36,448,038
% of voting rights: 22.17%
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi): See Annex
See annex 1
(10). Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
(13). Additional information:
N/A
(14). Contact name:
Mr K Mayger
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Company Secretary
(15). Contact telephone number:
020 7743 1098
5 September 2016
Annex 1
Name | % 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 |
| 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 | 20.96% | 0.06% | 21.02% |
| 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 | |||
