1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Petropavlovsk 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 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 | X | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. D. E. Shaw & Co. (London), LLP | |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | DBMMA015 (only with respect to shares listed in 8.A) | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | May 10, 2017 | |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | May 19, 2017 | |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii | No change in overall position. Position in voting rights attached to shares has increased above 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 Shares GB0031544546 | 131,609,333 | 131,609,333 | 256,609,333 | 7.82% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
instrument | date xiii | Conversion Period xiv | rights that may be | rights |
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 financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration datexvii | 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 | Percentage of voting rights |
256,609,333 | 7.82% |
Each of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. ("DESCO LP") and D. E. Shaw & Co. (London), LLP ("DESCO London") has provided this notification solely in its capacity as a discretionary investment manager. D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. ("DESCO Inc.") is the general partner of DESCO LP and therefore a parent undertaking of DESCO LP and, indirectly, of DESCO London. By virtue of David E. Shaw's position as president and sole shareholder of DESCO Inc., he is also a parent undertaking of DESCO LP and, indirectly, of DESCO London.
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: | The change in position that is the subject of this TR-1 notification is the result of the simultaneous acquisition of voting rights attached to shares of the issuer and disposal of a position of equivalent size in financial instruments with a similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments referencing shares of the issuer causing the percentage of voting rights attached to shares referenced in section 8.A above to cross 5%. |
14. Contact name: | Kevin Krist |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7409 4300 |
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