Genel Energy — Major Shareholding Notification 2019

Feb 27, 2019

Genel Energy PLC (GENL)

27-Feb-2019 / 12:03 GMT/BST

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27 February 2019

Genel Energy plc

Genel Energy plc advises that it has received the notification set out below from Bilgin Grup Doğal Gaz A.Ş., pursuant to DTR 5 of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information, please contact:

Genel Energy +44 20 7659 5100 Andrew Benbow, Head of Communications

Vigo Communications +44 20 7830 9700 Patrick d'Ancona

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Genel Energy plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)a:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name		Bilgin Grup Doğal Gaz A.Ş.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)		Ankara, Turkey
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedb:		25/02/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):		27/02/2019
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	15.0741002%	0.0000%	15.0741002%
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	14.905788%	0.0000%	14.905788%
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedc
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Distant	Indirect	Distant

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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date*	Exercise/ Conversion Period*	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of financial instrument	Expiration date*	Exercise/ Conversion Period*	Physical or cash settlement*	Number of voting rights % of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^{a}^{b}
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^{a}^{v} (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name**	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bilgin Grup Doğal Gaz A.Ş.	15.0741002%	0.0000%	15.0741002%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information**
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Place of completion
Date of completion	27 Feb 2019

ISIN: JE00B55Q3P39

Category Code:HOL

TIDM: GENL

LEI Code: 549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94

Sequence No.: 7638

EQS News ID: 781715

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