RNS Announcement
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
CMC Markets 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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
Goldman Sachs Strategic Investments (U.K.) Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
19 April 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 April 2016
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
GB00B14SKR37
14,415,894
14,395,894
4.9999%
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
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
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 14,395,894 shares; 4.9999%
GSEM (DEL) Inc. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 10,796,920.50 shares; 3.7499%
Goldman Sachs Global Holdings L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 3,598,973.50 shares; 1.2500%
Goldman Sachs International Holdings LLC (Controlled by GSEM (DEL) Inc. and Goldman Sachs Global Holdings L.L.C.); 14,395,894 shares; 4.9999%
Goldman Sachs Strategic Investments (U.K.) Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs International Holdings LLC); 14,395,894 shares; 4.9999%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
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:
[email protected]
14. Contact name:
Peter Chisholm
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 207 051 9612
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