RNS Announcements

Holding(s) in Company

14 October 2019

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 existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc
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 National Treasury Management Agency ("NTMA")
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund ("ISIF")
Minister for Finance of Ireland
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Treasury Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01A9T8, Ireland
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name National Treasury Management Agency, as controller and manager of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 11/10/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 11/10/2019

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 8. A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in %
(8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 24.61% 0% 24.61% 47,668,758
Position of previous notification (if 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 shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares (GB00BG0P0V73) NIL 11,730,910 NIL 24.61%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 11,730,910 24.61%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration datex Exercise/Conversion Periodxi Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. % of voting rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A 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))
Type of financial instrument Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
Physical or cash
settlementxii
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 N/A N/A

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) issuerxiii
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 add additional rows as necessary) X
Namexv % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
National Treasury Management Agency, as controller and manager of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund 24.61% NIL 24.61%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional informationxvi
Shares of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc owned indirectly by the NTMA, as controller and manager of the ISIF, are held in the name of The Bank of New York Nominees Ltd

Place of completion Dublin, Ireland
Date of completion 14 October 2019