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Vivo Energy plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registration number: 11250655)
(Share code: VVO)
LEI: 213800TR7V9QN896AU56
ISIN: GB00BDGT2M75
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format
if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of ex-
Vivo Energy plc
isting shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
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 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CGC”)
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Los Angeles, CA 90071, 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
24 May 2019
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 28 May 2019
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of voting rights
% of voting rights at-
through financial instru- Total of both in % (8.A Total number of vot-
tached to shares (total
ments + 8.B) ing rights of issuervii
of 8. A)
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation on
the date on which
4.9835% 0.0000% 4.9835% 1,265,002,519
threshold was crossed
or reached
Position of previous
notification (if 5.0579% 0.0000% 5.0579%
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
ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary
63,041,502 4.9835%
(ISIN: GB00BDGT2M75)
SUBTOTAL 8. A 63,041,502 4.9835%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Number of voting rights
Type of financial in- Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if the
% of voting rights
strument datex Conversion Periodxi instrument is
exercised/converted.
N/A
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))
Exercise/
Type of financial Expiration Physical or cash Number of vot-
Conversion Pe- % of voting rights
instrument datex settlementxii ing rights
riod xi
2
N/A
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) issuer xiii
Full chain 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 X
add additional rows as necessary)
% of voting rights
% of voting rights if it through financial instru- Total of both if it equals
Namexv equals or is higher than ments if it equals or is or is higher than the noti-
the notifiable threshold higher than the notifiable fiable threshold
threshold
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Holdings by CG Management companies are
set out below:
• Capital Research and Management
Company1
1Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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
CGC is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that man-
ages the American Funds family of mutual funds. CRMC manages equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research
Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC in turn is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. (“CGII”),
which in turn is the parent company of five investment management companies (“CGII management companies”): Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital
International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. The CGII management companies primarily serve as
investment managers to institutional clients.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of Vivo Energy plc for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts
under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.
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Place of completion Los Angeles, CA, USA
Date of completion 28 May 2019
29 May 2019
JSE Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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