12th Apr 2018 16:04
GKN PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyGKN PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, April 12
GKN plc (the "Company")
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800QNZ22GS95OSW84
Classification of Information: 2.3 Major shareholding notifications
The following notification was received by the Company on 11 April 2018.
Kerry Watson
Company Secretary
12 April 2018
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: | GKN 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 | Bank of America Corporation | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Wilmington, DE, United States | |||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||
| Name | Merrill Lynch International | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London, UK | |||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 9th April 2018 | |||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 11h April 2018 | |||||
| 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 | 6.547% | 5.003% | 11.550% | 1,718,902,276 | ||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 7.800% | 4.904% | 12.704% | |||
| 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) | ||||||
| GB0030646508 | 0 | 112,535,930 | 0% | 6.547% | |||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 112,535,930 | 6.547% | |||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Rights to Recall | N/A | N/A | 13,546 | 0.001% | |||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | 13,546 | 0.001% | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Exchange Traded Funds | N/A | N/A | Cash Settled | 12,243 | 0.001% | ||||
| OTC Option over Index | 20-Dec-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 185,968 | 0.011% | ||||
| Index Futures | 15-Jun-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 65,868 | 0.004% | ||||
| Swaps | 16-Apr-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 15,000,000 | 0.873% | ||||
| Swaps | 17-Apr-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 576,571 | 0.034% | ||||
| Swaps | 19-Apr-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 15,000,000 | 0.873% | ||||
| Swaps | 20-Jul-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 112,695 | 0.007% | ||||
| Swaps | 07-Aug-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 5,081,869 | 0.296% | ||||
| Swaps | 10-Oct-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 149 | 0.000% | ||||
| Swaps | 31-Oct-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 26,621 | 0.002% | ||||
| Swaps | 31-Dec-2018 | N/A | Cash Settled | 70,533 | 0.004% | ||||
| Swaps | 31-Jan-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 119,307 | 0.007% | ||||
| Swaps | 13-Feb-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 205,918 | 0.012% | ||||
| Swaps | 11-Mar-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 64,750 | 0.004% | ||||
| Swaps | 10-Apr-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 500,000 | 0.029% | ||||
| Swaps | 11-Apr-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 42,953,458 | 2.499% | ||||
| Swaps | 15-Apr-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 7,443 | 0.000% | ||||
| Swaps | 30-Apr-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 406,810 | 0.024% | ||||
| Swaps | 10-May-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 2,000,000 | 0.116% | ||||
| Swaps | 29-May-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 14,904 | 0.001% | ||||
| Swaps | 31-May-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 3,489,363 | 0.203% | ||||
| Swaps | 26-Jun-2019 | N/A | Cash Settled | 1,113 | 0.000% | ||||
| Swaps | 15-Feb-2023 | N/A | Cash Settled | 91,011 | 0.005% | ||||
| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | 85,986,593 | 5.002% | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| +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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of completion | United Kingdom |
| Date of completion | 11th April 2018 |
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