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Ģtv plc Notification of Major Interest in Shares

September 01, 2017

LONDON & PARIS & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 1, 2017-- Regulatory News:

Ģtv plc (Paris:FTI) (NYSE:FTI) (ISIN:GB00BDSFG982) (“Ģtv”) (NYSE & Euronext: FTI) (ISIN: GB00BDSFG982) announces that it has received the following notification of major interests in shares.

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:

Ģtv 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 X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

BlackRock, Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable) Wilmington, DE, 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
reachedvi:

31/08/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 01/09/2017
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

4.65% 0.34% 5.00% 467,221,709

Position of previous
notification (if
applicable)

N/A N/A N/A

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)

GB00BDSFG982 21,754,943 4.65%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 21,754,943 4.65%

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
Securities Lending 1,543,413 0.33%
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 1,543,413 0.33%

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
CFD Cash 83,220 0.01%
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 83,220 0.01%

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

See Attachment
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

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

Jana Blumenstein

020 7743 3650

Place of completion 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
Date of completion

1 September, 2017

Section 9 Attachment

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

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National
Association

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland
AG

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia)
Limited

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
BlackRock Cayco Limited

BlackRock Trident Holding Company
Limited

BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc.
Trident Merger, LLC
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC

BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia
Limited

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

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