4th Sep 2015 10:18
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Bunzl PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | William H. Gates III |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Cascade Investment, L.L.C. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | September 1, 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | September 3, 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Over 6% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
19,570,938 |
19,570,938 |
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20,570,938 |
6.14%
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GB00B0744B38 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
20,570,938 | 6.14% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
Cascade Investment, L.L.C. - 4.36% of voting rights (14,618,458 shares)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust - 1.78% of voting rights (5,952,480 shares)
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Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: |
None |
14. Contact name: |
Paul Hussey, Company Secretary, Bunzl plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7725 5000 |
Related Shares:
Bunzl