TIDMRMG

RNS Number : 5530H

Royal Mail PLC

01 December 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          ROYAL MAIL PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                           .. 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                        .. 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic                       .. 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                      .. 
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 Other (please       Baseline notification required as a result of                      S 
  specify):           the implementation of changes to the transparency 
                      directive 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                           BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                        26 November, 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          30 November, 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed               Baseline notification required as a 
  or                                             result of the implementation of changes 
  reached: (vi, vii)                             to the transparency directive; BlackRock 
                                                   Inc. shares and voting rights remain 
                                                 above the previously disclosed threshold 
                                                                  of 5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                      Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                       transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number                Number     Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 of                of                   of          rights                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting               shares 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  --------------------  ---------  -----------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                        Direct     Direct      Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ----  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB00BDVZYZ77   51,600,730        51,600,730            N/A        N/A         48,487,379   N/A            4.84% 
               ----------------  --------------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                     Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)      Conversion Period             rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                         be 
                                                                         acquired if the 
                                                                         instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/ converted. 
----------------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 Depository Receipt                                                     4,190,356                    0.41% 
----------------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 Securities Lending                                                     60,400                       0.01% 
----------------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)     Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period           refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
 CFD                                                               2,307,343                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
                                                                                                0.23%         0.23% 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ----  -------    ---  -----  -----------      ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 55,045,478                                                      5.50% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   See Annex 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                         Claudine O'Connor 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7449 8163 
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 Name                                     % of voting       % of voting rights   Total of both 
                                           rights if it      through financial    if it equals 
                                           equals or is      instruments if       or is higher 
                                           higher than       it equals or         than the notifiable 
                                           the notifiable    is higher than       threshold 
                                           threshold         the notifiable 

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