TR-1: Standard form notification of major holdings

RNS Number : 7142V

GYG PLC

04 December 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	GYG Plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:	GB00BZ4FM652

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		UBS Investment Bank
	UBS Group AG
City and country of registered office (if applicable)		Zürich
	Switzerland
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name		UBS AG London Branch
City and country of registered office (if applicable)		London, United Kingdom
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or		02 December 2019
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):		04 December 2019

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

Total

	% of voting rights attached to	% of voting rights through financial	Total of both in % (8.A	number of
	instruments
	shares (total of 8. A)	+ 8.B)	voting rights
	(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
			of issuervii
Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold	5.73%	0.00%	5.73%	46'640'000
was crossed or
reached
Position of
previous	11.24%	0.00%	11.24%
notification (if
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
shares		%of voting rights
ISIN code (if
Direct		Indirect	Direct	Indirect
possible)	(Art 9 of Directive		(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)	(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)	(Art 10 of
	2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		(DTR5.2.1)	(DTR5.1)	Directive
					2004/109/EC)
					(DTR5.2.1)
GB00BZ4FM652			2'673'751		5.73%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

2'673'751

5.73%

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	%of voting
be acquired if the instrument is
instrument	datex	Conversion Periodxi	rights
exercised/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	Expiration	Exercise/	Physical or cash	Number of	%of voting
financial

financial	datex	Conversion Period xi settlementxii	voting rights	rights
instrument

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

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	X
additional rows as necessary)
	% of voting rights if	% of voting rights
	through financial	Total of both if it equals or is
Namexv	it equals or is
instruments if it equals	higher than the notifiable
higher than the
	or is higher than the	threshold
	notifiable threshold
	notifiable threshold
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS AG London Branch	5.73%	-	5.73%

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

Place of completion	Opfikon, Switzerland
Date of completion	04.12.2019

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