GLENCORE PLC - Notification of major interests in shares

Notification of major interests in shares

Glencore Xstrata 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
24 September 2014
For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


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

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

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
22nd September 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23rd September 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Holding has gone below 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of  voting rights x



Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
JE00B4T3BW64
660,503,011
660,503,011
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Below 5%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/ 
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD



N/A
Nominal
Delta





N/A
N/A

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
N/A
Below 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxiBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – N/A (Below 5%) 


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
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2487
m: +41 (0) 79 947 1348
e: paul.smith@glencore.com

Martin Fewings
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2880
m: +41 (0) 79 737 5642
e: martin.fewings@glencore.com
Elisa Morniroli
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2818
m: +41 (0) 79 833 0508
e: elisa.morniroli@glencore.com

Media:
Charles Watenphul
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2462
m: +41 (0) 79 904 3320
e: charles.watenphul@glencore.com

Finsbury
Guy Lamming / Dorothy Burwell
t: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801

Company secretarial:
John Burton
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2619
m: +41 (0) 79 944 5434
e: john.burton@glencore.com

Nicola Barrett
t: +41 (0) 41 709 2755
m: +41 (0) 79 735 3916
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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