Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1517B

CVC Credit Partners European OpsLtd

31 March 2017

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		CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Limited
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): Change in Voting Rights			ü
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	08 March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	30 March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	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

Indirect

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

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Below 5%

17,868,212

20,905,808

5.71%

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}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,905,808

5.71%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Controlled Undertaking	Percentage Holding
FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL	5.71
Grand Total	5.71

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Sally-Ann Hatton

15. Contact telephone number:

fil-regreporting@fil.com , 01737 837148

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