Henderson Group PLC Buy 16% of Ascent Resources plc

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Ascent Resources plc 
  the underlying 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                                   X 
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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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                          Henderson Group plc 
  subject 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                                            15 June 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               16 June 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    From below 5% to above 16% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
  of              to the triggering                            triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number                      Number           Number     Number of               % of voting 
                 of                          of               of          voting                  rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares      rights 
                                             Rights 
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                                                              Direct     Direct     Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
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                           Below                 Below 
 Ordinary                    5%                    5%                               83,333,333              16.18%