Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 22, 2017
Major Shareholding Notification
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The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Royal Decree of November 14, 2007 regarding the duties of issuers of financial instruments which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market.
Brussels, June 22, 2017 – Telenet Group Holding NV ("Telenet" or the "Company") (Euronext Brussels: TNET) hereby discloses the following information in accordance with Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of May 2, 2007 and the related Royal Decree of February 14, 2008:
On June 22, 2017, Telenet received a transparency notification from Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in accordance with Article 6 and 18 of the Law of May 2, 2007. This transparency notification shows that following the acquisition by Threadneedle Asset Management Limited of shares holding voting rights in Telenet on June 9, 2017, Threadneedle now holds 3.04% of the voting rights of Telenet. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is therefore above the 3% threshold.
The notification received from Ameriprise Financial, Inc. dated June 14, 2017, but only effectively received by Telenet on 22 June 2017, contains the following information:
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
117,335,623.
| A) Voting rights |
Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Holders of voting rights | Linked to | Not linked to | Linked to | Not linked to | |
| securities | the securities | securities | the securities | ||
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||
| Threadneedle Asset Managament Limited |
0 | 3,566,268 | 3.04% | ||
| Subtotal | 0 | 3,566,268 | 3.04% | ||
| TOTAL | 3,566,268 | 0 | 3.04% | 0.00% |
3,566,268 3.04%
| B) Equivalent financial instruments |
After the transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holders of equivalent | Type of | Expiration | Exercise | # of voting rights that | % of voting |
| financial instruments | financial | Date | period or date | may be acquired if the | rights |
| instrument | instrument is | ||||
| exercised | |||||
| TOTAL | (in relation to all expiration dates) |
0 | 0.00% | ||
| TOTAL (voting rights & equivalent financial instruments) |
# of voting rights | % of voting rights |
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is an investment advisor which manages funds and accounts which hold the shares reported in this filing.
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
The full text of this notification is also available on our investor website: http://investors.telenet.be
| Investor Relations: | Rob Goyens | – [email protected] | – Phone: +32 15 333 054 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press & Media Relations: | Stefan Coenjaerts | – [email protected] | – Phone: +32 15 335 006 |
| Legal: | Bart van Sprundel | – [email protected] | – Phone: +32 15 333 495 |
About Telenet – As a provider of entertainment and telecommunication services in Belgium, Telenet Group is always looking for the perfect experience in the digital world for its customers. Under the brand name Telenet, the company focuses on offering digital television, high-speed Internet and fixed and mobile telephony services to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels. Under the brand name BASE, it supplies mobile telephony in Belgium. The Telenet Business department serves the business market in Belgium and Luxembourg with connectivity, hosting and security solutions. More than 3,000 employees have one aim in mind: making living and working easier and more pleasant. Telenet Group is part of Telenet Group Holding NV and is quoted on Euronext Brussel under ticker symbol TNET. For more information, visit www.telenet.be. Telenet is 57% owned by Liberty Global - the world's largest international TV and broadband company, investing, innovating and empowering people in more than 30 countries across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to make the most of the digital revolution.
Additional Information – Additional information on Telenet and its products can be obtained from the Company's website http://www.telenet.be. Further information regarding the operating and financial data presented herein can be downloaded from the investor relations pages of this website. The Company's Consolidated Annual Report 2016 as well as unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and presentations related to the financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 have been made available on the investor relations pages of the Company's website (http://investors.telenet.be).
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