11 October 2024
Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.
("PPHC", the "Group" or the
"Company")
Notification of Major Holdings
Public Policy Holding Company, Inc., the leading
government relations and public affairs group providing a
comprehensive range of advisory services, has been notified that on
10 October 2024, MSA Legacy Holdings Inc. ("MSA") transferred
913,573 shares to the underlying MSA shareholders for nil
consideration. MSA is the successor entity for MultiState
Associates, Inc., the state and local government relations
specialists acquired by PPHC in March 2023.
The transaction solely represents a change of
ownership of the total number of shares held by MSA.
Enquiries:
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Public Policy Holding
Company, Inc.
Stewart Hall, CEO
Roel Smits, CFO
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+1 (202) 688 0020
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Stifel (Nominated
Adviser & Joint Broker)
Fred Walsh, Ben Good, Sarah Wong
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+44 (0) 20 7710 7600
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Zeus (Joint
Broker)
David Foreman
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+44 (0) 20 3829 5000
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Canaccord Genuity
(Joint Broker)
Simon Bridges, Andrew Potts
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+44 (0) 20 7523 8000
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Buchanan
Communications (Media Enquiries)
Chris Lane, Toto Berger
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+44 (0) 20 7466 5000
pphc@buchanan.uk.com
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About PPHC
Incorporated in 2014, PPHC is a US-based government
relations and public affairs group providing clients with a fully
integrated and comprehensive range of services including government
and public relations, research, and digital advocacy campaigns.
Engaged by approximately 1200 clients, including companies, trade
associations and non-governmental organisations, the Group is
active in all major sectors of the US. economy, including
healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy,
technology, telecoms and transportation. PPHC's services support
clients to enhance and defend their reputations, advance policy
goals, manage regulatory risk, and engage with US federal and
state-level policy makers, stakeholders, media, and the public.
PPHC operates a holding company structure and
currently has ten operating entities in the US and UK.
Operating in the strategic communications market, the Group has a
strong track record of organic and acquisitive growth, the latter
focused on enhancing its capabilities and to establish new
verticals, either within new geographies or new related
offerings.
For more information, see www.pphcompany.com.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major
holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and
to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)
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1a.
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached ii:
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Public
Policy Holding Company, Inc.
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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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X
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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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An acquisition or disposal of
financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of
voting rights
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X
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Other (please specify)
iii:
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3.
Details of person subject to the notification
obligation iv
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Name
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MSA Legacy Holdings Inc.
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
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Wilmington, DE US
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4.
Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.) v
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Name
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
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5.
Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
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10 October 2024
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6.
Date on which issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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10 October 2024
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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 held in
issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii
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Resulting situation on the date on
which threshold was crossed or reached
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Below 3%
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0
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Below 3%
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3,104,973
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Position of previous notification
(if
applicable)
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3.41%
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0
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3.41%
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4,018,546
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8.
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached
viii
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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 rights ix
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% of
voting rights
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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Direct
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
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US7444301094 (Common
Shares)
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3,104,973
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0
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Below 3%
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0
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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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B 1:
Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1)
(a)
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Type
of financial instrument
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Expiration
date x
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Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
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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
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
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Type
of financial instrument
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Expiration
date x
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Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
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Physical or cash
Settlement xii
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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) issuer
xiii
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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 entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
xiv
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Name
xv
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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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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 information xvi
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Place of completion
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United States
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Date
of completion
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10 October 2024
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