Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 7, 2016
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.
Mechelen, March 7, 2016 – 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 March 4, 2016, Telenet received a transparency notification from Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway) in accordance with Article 6 of the Law of May 2, 2007. This transparency notification shows that following the sale of shares holding voting rights in Telenet on March 2, 2016, Norges Bank now holds 2.43% of the voting rights of Telenet. Norges Bank has therefore fallen below the 3% threshold.
The notification received from Norges Bank and dated March 4, 2016 contains the following information:
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights. Downward crossing of the lowest threshold.
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights % of voting rights |
||||
| Holders of voting rights | Linked to securities | Not linked to the securities |
Linked to securities |
Not linked to the securities |
|
| Norges Bank | 3,531,612 | 2,846,045 | 2.43% | ||
| TOTAL | 2,846,045 | 2.43% |
| B) Equivalent financial instruments | After the transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holders of equivalent financial instruments |
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise period or date |
# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised |
% of voting rights |
| TOTAL | (in relation to all expiration dates) |
| TOTAL (Voting rights & Equivalent financial instruments) | # of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
|---|---|---|
| 2,846,045 | 2.43% |
Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, Norges Bank manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The formal responsibility for management of the GPFG is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to Norges Bank. All investments are executed by Norges Bank acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of Norges Bank.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Deschepper | – [email protected] | – Phone: +32 15 366 645 | |
| 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 – Telenet is a leading provider of media and telecommunication services. Its business comprises the provision of cable television, high speed internet and fixed and mobile telephony services, primarily to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels. In addition, Telenet offers services to business customers across Belgium under the brand Telenet Business. Telenet is listed on the Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TNET and is part of the BEL20 stock market index.
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 2014 as well as unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and presentations related to the financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015 have been made available on the investor relations pages of the Company's website (http://investors.telenet.be).
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