RNS Announcement
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
CMC Markets plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
X
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 International
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
10 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Above 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
14,395,894
14,387,712
4.9971%
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
Stock Loan (Physical)
Open
10,326
0.0036%
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
14,398,038
5.0007%
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.; 14,398,038 shares; 5.0007%
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) 14,395,894 shares; 4.9999%
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.) 14,395,894 shares; 4.9999%
Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited) 14,395,894 shares; 4.9999%
GSAM Holdings LLC (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (Controlled by GSAM Holdings LLC)
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:
Joanna Foley
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 207 051 9996
Holding(s) in Company
09:39:00
15 Jun 2016
Holding(s) in company
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