11th Apr 2019 16:36
Date: 11 April 2019
Meggitt PLC
("the Company")
First Pacific Advisors, LP - Major shareholding notification
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | Meggitt PLC | |||||
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | ||||||
Non-UK issuer |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||
Name | First Pacific Advisors, LP | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||
Name | Avian Capital Partners LLC FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust FPA Hawkeye Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC FPA Hawkeye-7, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC First Pacific Dynamic EQ Opportunities, Offshore Master LP JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund LG Masters Alternative Strategies Fund Lannan Foundation-Contrarian Nedgroup Global Flexible Fund Pelican Fund LP Ulysses Offshore Fund Ltd. Ulysses Partners LP | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 03 April 2019 | |||||
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 04/04/2019 | |||||
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 | 4.95% | 0.00% | 4.95% | 776,905,751 | ||
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.03% | 0.00% | 5.03% |
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| 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 ofshares 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) | |||||||||||
| GB0005758098 Common Stock |
| 38,441,018 |
| 4.95% | ||||||||||
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 38,441,018 | 4.95% | ||||||||||||
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | ||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Periodxi | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % 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)) | ||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Period xi | Physical or cash settlementxii | Number of voting rights | % 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 | x |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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 | % 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 |
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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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First Pacific Advisors, LP ("FPA") is an investment advisor registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. FPA provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to the accounts listed below. The number and percentage of Common Stock shares in the issuer held by each account is as follows:
Avian Capital Partners LLC, 23,955 Common Stock shares (0.003%) FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust, 34,013,370 Common Stock shares (4.378%) FPA Hawkeye Fund, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, 279,622 Common Stock shares (0.036%) FPA Hawkeye-7, a series of FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC, 451,833 Common Stock shares (0.058%) First Pacific Dynamic EQ Opportunities, Offshore Master LP, 210,068 Common Stock shares (0.027%) JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, 239,636 Common Stock shares (0.031%) LG Masters Alternative Strategies Fund, 834,485 Common Stock shares (0.107%) Lannan Foundation, 156,554 Common Stock shares (0.020%) Nedgroup Global Flexible Fund, 1,994,262 Common Stock shares (0.257%) Pelican Fund LP, 156,644 Common Stock shares (0.020%) Ulysses Offshore Fund Ltd., 9,466 Common Stock shares (0.001%) Ulysses Partners LP, 71,123 Common Stock shares (0.009%)
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Place of completion | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Date of completion | 04 April 2019 |
Enquiries:
Meggitt PLC +44(0)1202 597597
Marina Thomas, Group Company Secretary ([email protected])
Simon Grant, Assistant Company Secretary ([email protected])
Related Shares:
MGGT.L