4th Jan 2021 17:30
Standard Form TR-1Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/ECFinancial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC[i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached [ii]:
Grafton Group PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[X] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
[ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation[iii]:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached[v]:
31st December 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified:
04th January 2021
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding for BlackRock, Inc. have gone above 8%. Notification made as a result of the completion of the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
8. Notified details:
1.
1. 1. 1.
A) Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi] | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii][viii] | |||||
| Number of Shares[ix] | Number of Voting rights[x] | Number of shares[xi] | Number of voting rights[xii] | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct[xiii] | Indirect[xiv] | Direct | Indirect | |||
IE00B00MZ448 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20,861,742 | N/A | 8.73% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 20,861,742 | 8.73% | |||||
B) Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xv] | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date[xvi] | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date[xvii] | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) | ||||
Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
20,861,742 | 20,861,742 | 8.73% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable[xviii]:
Each of the following entities, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., hold the following interests in voting rights in their capacity as Investment Manager on behalf of clients:
Investment Manager | Voting Rights | % |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 14,466,632 | 6.05% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2,654,205 | 1.11% |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 2,069,884 | 0.87% |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 1,591,549 | 0.67% |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 49,219 | 0.02% |
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 29,211 | 0.01% |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 790 | 0.00% |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 252 | 0.00% |
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on. 4th January 2021.
Related Shares:
Grafton Group