18 Dec 2018 12:47
Lenta Ltd., December 18, 2018 | |||||
By way of voluntary compliance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.8.12 R (1), Lenta Ltd. hereby discloses the following information provided to it on Form TR-1 (Notification of major interest in shares). | |||||
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached | Lenta Ltd. | ||||
Reason for notification | Acquisition of voting rights | ||||
Full name of persons subject to the notification obligation | Luna, Inc. (of George Town, Cayman Islands) | ||||
Full name of shareholders | |||||
Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached | December 17, 2018 | ||||
Date on which issuer notified | December 18, 2018 | ||||
Thresholds crossed | Exceeding the 34% threshold in respect of all voting rights | ||||
Total positions of person subject to the notification (percentage of voting rights) | |||||
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 34.13% | ||||
Position of previous notification | 34.00% (see "additional information" below) | ||||
Notified details - Voting rights attached to shares | |||||
Class/type of shares | Resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached | ||||
No. of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||
GDRs US52634T1016 (for 144A GDRs) and US52634T2006 (for Regulation S GDRs) | 166,383,595 GDRs representing 33,276,719 shares | - | 34.13% | - | |
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and the financial instruments are effectively held | |||||
All of the GDRs specified to be held directly in the above "Voting rights attached to shares" section of this announcement are held by Luna, Inc., which is an investment vehicle beneficially owned by the TPG group and incorporated in the Cayman Islands. | |||||
Additional Information | |||||
A) Luna, Inc. has submitted the information contained in this announcement in recognition of Lenta Ltd.'s voluntary compliance with FCA Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5 as if it were a UK issuer subject to such Rule.
B) The last TR-1 submitted with respect to the holdings of Luna, Inc. was dated 27 October 2015. The position as at that date (as indicated in this announcement) was that Luna, Inc. held a total of 34.00% of the voting rights in Lenta Ltd. However, immediately prior to the acquisition of voting rights described in this form, Luna, Inc. held a total of 33.94% of the voting rights in Lenta Ltd. (which difference Luna, Inc. understands to be attributable to the issuance of new shares by Lenta Ltd in connection with the Lenta management incentive programme).
C) According to public disclosures of Lenta Ltd., a total of 1,176,597 GDRs representing 235,320 shares have to date been purchased under its buyback programme announced on 29 October 2018 under which such GDRs are held by Lenta LLC (a subsidiary of Lenta Ltd.). Upon acquisition of the GDRs by Lenta LLC, their underlying shares cannot be voted under the articles of association. | |||||
Contact name | Adam Fliss Officer of Luna, Inc. | ||||
Contact telephone number | +1 415 743 1500 | ||||