Workspace : Standard form for notification of major holdings

Standard form for notification of major holdings

Released : 02.10.2019 17:36

RNS Number : 5836O

Workspace Group PLC

02 October 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer andto 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 attachedii:Workspace Group PLC

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					X
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:	01/10/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):		02/10/2019
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights	% of voting rights through financial		Total
	Total of both in % (8.A	number of
	attached to shares		instruments
		+ 8.B)	voting rights
	(total of 8. A)		(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
			of issuervii
Resulting situation on
the date on which	8.53%	0.32%			8.86%	180,686,523
threshold was
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if	9.80%	0.17%			9.97%
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
	Direct		Indirect		Direct		Indirect
ISIN code (if
	(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)	(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)	(Art 9 of Directive		(Art 10 of Directive
possible)
	(DTR5.1)		(DTR5.2.1)	2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B67G5X01				15,430,568							8.53%
SUBTOTAL 8. A			15,430,568				8.53%
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 that may
				be acquired if the instrument is		% of voting rights
instrument		datex	Conversion Periodxi
			exercised/converted.
Securities Lending							31,998				0.01%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1				31,998		0.01%
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		Expiration	Exercise/			Physical or cash		Number of		% of voting rights
instrument		datex	Conversion Period xi		settlementxii		voting rights
CFD						Cash		556,831		0.30%
						SUBTOTAL 8.B.2		556,831		0.30%

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

Fullchain 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 additionalX rows as necessary)

	% of voting rights if it	% of voting rights
	through financial
Namex v	equals or is higher	Total of both if it equals or is higher than
instruments if it equals
than the notifiable	the notifiable threshold
	or is higher than the
	threshold
	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

Jana Blumenstein

020 7743 3650

Place of completion	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
Date of completion	2 October, 2019

Section 9 Attachment

		% of voting rights	Total of both if
	% of voting rights if	through financial
	it equals or is
Namex v	it equals or is	instruments if it
higher than the
higher than the	equals or is higher
	notifiable
	notifiable threshold	than the notifiable
	threshold
		threshold
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited
BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Finance Europe Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK)	4.68%	0.31%	5.00%
Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l.
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

BlackRock Cayman 1 LP

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited

BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Finance Europe Limited

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

BlackRock Cayman 1 LP

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited

BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Finance Europe Limited

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

BlackRock Cayman 1 LP

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited

BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited

BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

BlackRock Canada Holdings LP

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association