27th Aug 2015 17:01
GKN PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyGKN PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, August 27
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
GKN plc
2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
BlackRock, Inc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
26 August 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
27 August 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Total holding has gone above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB0030646508 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 81,654,292 | N/A | 4.76% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| CFD | 4,244,802 | 0.24% | 0.24% | |||
Total (A+B+C)
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 85,899,094 | 5.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Katie Lewis, Senior Secretarial Assistant
15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533383
Related Shares:
GKN PLC