Major Shareholding Notification • May 6, 2020
Major Shareholding Notification
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The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 on the obligations of issuers of financial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market.
Mechelen, 6 May 2020 – 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 27 April 2020 it received a transparency notification dated 27 April 2020 from BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V., BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, BlackRock Advisors, LLC, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, 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 27 April 2020, received on 27 April 2020, BlackRock Inc. reports that its total participation in Telenet (aggregated with its controlled undertakings listed above) has dropped below the 3% threshold on 24 April 2020.
The transparency notification received on 27 April 2020 contains the following information:
| • | Reason for the notification Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting rights Downward crossing of the lowest threshold |
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| • | Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person |
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| • | 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. | 17th Rembrandt Tower, floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. |
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| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. |
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| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, |
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| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Hong Kong 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 BlackRock International Limited BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. Level 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Investment Management, LLC BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust
12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan
| A) | Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | |||
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| # 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 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
7,574 | 7,574 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
528,596 | 561,777 | 0.49% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 19,426 | 19,426 | 0.02% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
34,795 | 34,795 | 0.03% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
1,722 | 1,187 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
35,504 | 35,140 | 0.03% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 651,595 | 650,001 | 0.57% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
1,048,235 | 1,046,938 | 0.91% | |||
| BlackRock International Limited |
945 | 945 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
20,178 | 20,178 | 0.02% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
302,744 | 259,150 | 0.23% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
134,230 | 82,696 | 0.07% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 314,700 | 51,186 | 0.04% | |||
| Subtotal | 3,100,244 | 2,770,993 | 2.42% | |||
| TOTAL | 2,770,993 | 0 | 2.42% | 0.00% |
| B) Equivalent financial instruments |
After the transaction | |||||
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| 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 |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 78,758 | 0.07% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Contract for Difference |
113,638 | 0.10% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
Contract for Difference |
16,134 | 0.01% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract for Difference |
38,764 | 0.03% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract for Difference |
9,157 | 0.01% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract for Difference |
195,587 | 0.17% | cash | ||
| TOTAL | 452,038 | 0.39% | ||||
| TOTAL (A & B) | # of voting rights | % of voting rights |
3,223,031 2.81%
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 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 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 holdings for BlackRock, Inc. going below 3%.
The full text of this notification is also available on our investor website: https://investors.telenet.be.
| Contacts | |||
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| Investor Relations: | Rob Goyens | [email protected] | +32 15 333 054 |
| Bart Boone | [email protected] | +32 15 333 699 | |
| 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 - one of the world's leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, innovating and empowering people in six countries across Europe to make the most of the digital revolution – owns a direct stake of 57.9% 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 2019 as well as unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and presentations related to the financial results for three months ended March 31, 2020 have been made available on the investor relations pages of the Company's website (https://investors.telenet.be).
This document has been released on 6 May 2020 at 6:00 pm CET
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