2 March 2020
Genel Energy plc
Genel Energy plc ('Genel' or 'the Company') advises that it has received the notification set out below from Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. ('IS Bank') pursuant to DTR 5 of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This notification is pursuant to a security interest agreement entered into between Focus Investments Limited and IS Bank in November 2012.
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For further information, please contact:
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Genel Energy
Andrew Benbow, Head of Communications
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+44 20 7659 5100
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Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona
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+44 20 7390 0230
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
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Genel Energy plc
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)iii:
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
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Name
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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)
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İstanbul, Turkey
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
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Name
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Focus Investments Limited
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)
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Majuro/ Republic of the Marshall Islands
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
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11/02/2020
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
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28/02/2020
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
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% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
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Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
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Total number of voting rights of issuervii
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
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6.842643171%
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0.0000%
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6.842643171%
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277,670,478
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Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
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0
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0
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0
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
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Number of voting rightsix
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% of voting rights
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Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
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Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
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JE00B55Q3P39
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19,000,000
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6.842643171%
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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration
datex
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Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration
datex
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Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
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Physical or cash
settlementxii
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
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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
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X
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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)
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Namexv
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
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% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
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Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.
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6.842643171%
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0.0000%
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6.842643171%
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting rights held
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The date until which the voting rights will be held
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11. Additional informationxvi
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Place of completion
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Istanbul/Turkey
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Date of completion
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28/02/2020
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