1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Gooch & Housego PLC | |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | |
Other (please specify): | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 26 November, 2015 | |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 November, 2015 | |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; BlackRock Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 5% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,ix | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | |||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB0002259116 | 2,366,307 | 2,366,307 | N/A | N/A | 2,104,648 | N/A | 8.74% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
instrument | date xiii | Conversion Period xiv | rights that may be | rights |
acquired if the | ||||
instrument is | ||||
exercised/ converted. | ||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration datexvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix,xx | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
2,104,648 | 8.74% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See Annex
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
14. Contact name: | Gareth Slade |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 |
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 |
BlackRock, 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 | 8.74% | 0.00% | 8.74% |
distributed by |