RNS Announcement
18 September 2015
Genel Energy plc
Genel Energy plc advises that it has received the notification set out below from The Capital Group Companies Inc. pursuant to DTR 5 of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information please contact:
Genel Energy
Sarah Robertson, Company Secretary
Phil Corbett, Head of Investor Relations
+44 20 7659 5100
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 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 thenotification obligation: iii
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
16 September 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 September 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Below 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
Ordinary
(JE00B55Q3P39)
12,941,000
12,158,949
4.8878%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
n/a
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:
As of 16 September 2015
Number of
Shares
Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
4.888%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
• Capital Research and Management Company
• New World Fund, Inc.
Holding(s) in Company
13:44:06
18 Sept 2015
Holding(s) in company
5359Z