BlackRock Emerging Europe Holding(s) in Company
August 17 2017 - 5:03AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBEEP
BlackRock Emerging Europe plc
LEI - 549300OGTQA24Y3KMI14
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
Article 12 Transparency Directive, DTR 5.1 and DTR 5.3
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying BLACKROCK EMERGING EUROPE PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights LEI - 549300OGTQA24Y3KMI14
are attachedii:
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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii: X
Completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and all-share merger
under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and
Standard Life plc which became effective on 14 August 2017. As a consequence
various investment management companies having delegated voting rights across a
number of client portfolios have become affiliated entities (per FCA Glossary
definition) and threshold limits have been triggered.
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc
affiliated investment management entities with
delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple
managed portfolios
City and country of registered office (if Edinburgh, Scotland
applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if
applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or 14/08/2017
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 16/08/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both in Total number of
rights attached through financial % (8.A + 8.B) voting rights of
to shares (total instruments issuervii
of 8. A) (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
Resulting 14.35 0.00 14.35 35,916,028
situation on the
date on which
threshold was
crossed or
reached
Position of N/A N/A N/A
previous
notification (if
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
possible) (Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of
Directive 2004/ Directive 2004/109 2004/109/EC) Directive 2004/
109/EC) (DTR5.1) /EC) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) 109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
GB00B0BN1P96 N/A 5,156,833 N/A 14.35
SUBTOTAL 8. A 5,156,833 14.35
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument datex Conversion Periodxi that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/converted.
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))
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting
financial datex Conversion cash voting rights rights
instrument Period xi settlementxii
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
(please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
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) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or X
the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Namexv % of voting % of voting rights Total of both if it
rights if it through financial equals or is higher than
equals or is instruments if it the notifiable threshold
higher than equals or is higher
the than the notifiable
notifiable threshold
threshold
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 14.35 0.00 14.35
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will N/A
be held
11. Additional informationxvi
As a result of the completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and
all-share merger under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset
Management PLC and Standard Life plc which became effective on 14 August 2017,
this notification details the assets under management of the new Combined Group
('Standard Life Aberdeen plc') as of the dates noted above.
In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named
discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf
of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the
client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced
investment manager.
Place of completion Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Date of completion 16/08/2017
B Powley
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
020 7743 5610
17 August 2017
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