CMC Markets PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

May 20, 2016

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RNS Number : 8583Y

CMC Markets Plc

20 May 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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 the notification 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 (previous holder of shares) Goldman Sachs International (new holder of shares)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		17 May 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19 May 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		N/A - there is no change in the number of shares in respect of which the voting rights are controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., although there has been a change in the entity holding the shares and the chain of controlled entities through which the shares are held

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB00B14SKR37	14,475,261			14,475,261							14,479,035				5.0288%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		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
14,479,035								5.0288%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Following an internal transfer of 14,395,894 shares from Goldman Sachs Strategic Investments (U.K.) Limited to Goldman Sachs International, the shares are held through the following chain of controlled undertakings: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288% Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288% Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.); 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288% Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited); 14,479,035 shares; 5.0288%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Goldman Sachs International has, in respect of the shareholding in CMC Markets plc which is the subject of this internal transfer, agreed to be subject to the same lock-up restrictions (a 180 day lock-up from the date of admission) to which Goldman Sachs Strategic Investments (U.K.) Limited was subject in connection with the initial public offering of CMC Markets plc. These restrictions are contained in the underwriting agreement dated 26 January 2016, to which Goldman Sachs International has acceded with effect from 17 May 2016, and are described in the prospectus issued by CMC Markets plc dated 26 January 2016. 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: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
14. Contact name:	Joanna Foley
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 207 051 9996

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