Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 6525Z
AFH Financial Group Plc 18 December 2017
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
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are AFH Financial Group PLC 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
X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name
BlackRock, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Wilmington, DE, USA 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 reachedvi:
14/12/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 15/12/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting
Total of both Total number ofrights attached toitnhsrotruugmhefnintsancial shares (total of 8.(total of 8.B 1 +in % (8.A + 8.B)
voting rights of issuervii
A)
8.B 2)Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or5.06% reached
N/A
5.06%
37,596,741
Position of previousnotification (if applicable)N/A
N/A
N/A
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 | Direct Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
ISIN code (if | (Art 9 of (Art 10 of Directive | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of |
possible) | Directive 2004/109/EC) | Directive | Directive |
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | 2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) | |
(DTR5.1) | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | |
GB00B4W5WQ08 | 5.06% | ||
SUBTOTAL 8. A | 5.06% |
1,902,728 1,902,728
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument
Expirationdate
x
Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
% of voting rightsexercised/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 financial instrument
Expirationdate
x
Exercise/ Conversion Period xi
Physical or cashNumber of voting rights
% of voting rights
settlement
xii
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 the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
X
% of voting rights throughTotal of both if it
Namexv
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable thresholdfinancial instruments if it equals equals or is higheror is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
See Attachment
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
Timothy Dudley
020 7743 3650
Place of completion12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. Date of completion 15 December, 2017
Section 9 Attachment
% of voting rights if % of voting rights through
it equals or is higher financial instruments if it
Namexv
than the notifiable threshold
equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable thresholdBlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
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