Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 22, 2019
Major Shareholding Notification
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The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 regarding the duties of issuers of financial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market.
Brussels, 22 March 2019 – Telenet Group Holding NV ("Telenet" or the "Company") (Euronext Brussels: TNET) hereby discloses, in accordance with article 14, first paragraph of the Law of 2 May 2007, that, on 21 March 2019, it received a transparency notification dated 20 March 2018 from BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V., BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, BlackRock Advisors, LLC, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Fund Advisors, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association, BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC and BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., in accordance with articles 6 and 18 of the Law of 2 May 2007.
In its notification dated 20 March 2019, BlackRock, Inc. reports that its total ultimate shareholding in Telenet (aggregated with its controlled undertakings listed above) has dropped below the 3% threshold on 19 March 2019.
The transparency notification received on 21 March 2019 contains the following information:
| | Persons subject to the notification requirement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. |
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| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912, Singapore |
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| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. |
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| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, 19809, U.S.A. |
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| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada |
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| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
Lenbachplatz 1, 1st floor, Munich, 80333-MN3, Germany |
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| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. |
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| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. |
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| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. |
BlackRock International Limited Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan
| A) Voting rights |
Previous notification | After the transaction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 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 |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | ||||||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
8,524 | ||||||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
2,897 | ||||||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
569,952 | ||||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 30,118 | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
30,877 | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
174,834 | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
628 | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
1,944 | ||||||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 630,658 | ||||||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
766,208 | ||||||
| BlackRock International Limited |
2,271 | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
14,570 | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
962,684 | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
72,710 | ||||||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 240,917 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 3,509,792 | ||||||
| TOTAL |
| 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 |
Settlement | |
| TOTAL | |||||||
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights % of voting |
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held
rights
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 3%.
The full text of this notification is also available on our investor website: http://investors.telenet.be.
| Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Investor Relations: | Rob Goyens | [email protected] | +32 15 333 054 |
| Bart Boone | [email protected] | +32 15 333 699 | |
| Dennis Dendas | [email protected] | +32 15 332 142 | |
| Press & Media: | Stefan Coenjaerts | [email protected] | +32 15 335 006 |
| Legal: | Bart van Sprundel | [email protected] | +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. Liberty Global - the world's largest international TV and broadband company, investing, innovating and empowering people in more than 10 countries across Europe to make the most of the digital revolution – owns a direct stake of 56.36% in Telenet Group Holding SA/NV (excluding any treasury shares held by the latter from time to time).
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 2017 as well as unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and presentations related to the financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 have been made available on the investor relations pages of the Company's website (http://investors.telenet.be).
This document has been released on 22 March 2019 at 6:00 PM CET
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