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GLN - Notification of major interest in shares
GLENCORE PLC
(Incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991)
(Registration number 107710)
JSE Share Code: GLN
LSE Share Code: GLEN
HKSE Share Code: 805HK
ISIN: JE00B4T3BW64
Baar, Switzerland
23rd September, 2014
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES [i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached [ii]: Glencore PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached:
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation [iii]: BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.) [iv]:
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached [v]: 19 September 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 September 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached [vi, vii]: Holding has gone above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares [viii, ix]
Class/type of shares Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using to the triggering transaction Number Number of % of voting
the ISIN Code Number of Number of of Shares voting rights rights [x]
Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct [xi] Indirect [xii] Direct Indirect
JE00B4T3BW64 N/A N/A N/A N/A 660,503,011 N/A 4.99%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be % of voting
instrument date [xiii] Conversion Period [xiv] acquired if the instrument is rights
exercised/ converted.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments [xv, xvi]
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument price date [xvii] Conversion instrument refers to [xix,xx]
period [xviii] Nominal Delta
CFD 3,869,738 0.03% 0.03%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
664,372,749 5.02%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable [xxi]:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 664,372,749 (5.02%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name: Tim Dudley
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 1540
For further information please contact:
Investor:
Paul Smith Martin Fewings Elisa Morniroli
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2487 t: +41 (0) 41 709 2880 t: +41 (0) 41 709 2818
m: +41 (0) 79 947 1348 m: +41 (0) 79 737 5642 m: +41 (0) 79 833 0508
e: paul.smith@glencore.com e: martin.fewings@glencore.com e: elisa.morniroli@glencore.com
Media:
Charles Watenphul Finsbury
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2462 Guy Lamming / Dorothy Burwell
m: +41 (0) 79 904 3320 t: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801
e: charles.watenphul@glencore.com
Company secretarial:
John Burton Nicola Barrett
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2619 t: +41 (0) 41 709 2755
m: +41 (0) 79 944 5434 m: +41 (0) 79 735 3916
e: john.burton@glencore.com e: nicola.barrett@glencore.com
www.glencore.com
About Glencore
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer
and marketer of more than 90 commodities. The Group's operations comprise of over 150 mining and
metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities.
With a strong footprint in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's
industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 90 offices located in
over 50 countries.
Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation,
oil and food processing. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and
consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 200,000 people, including contractors.
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Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division)
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