23rd Dec 2015 10:15
GKN PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyGKN PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, December 23
ON 22 DECEMBER 2015, GKN PLC WAS NOTIFIED OF AMENDMENT OF NOTIFICATION SUBMITTED 30 NOVEMBER 2015
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: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): Yes - Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited
Chase Nominees Ltd
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Nortrust Nominees LTD
State Street Bank & Trust Boston
State Street Nominees Limited
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited
Vidacos Nominees Ltd
Mellon Nominee
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
N/A - Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive
6. Date on which issuer notified:
30 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive
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 | 82,167,807 | 82,167,807 | 1,220,911 | 1,220,911 | 88,258,171 | 0.071% | 5.150% |
| US3617556069 | 756 | 756 | 0 | 0 | 2,390 | 0.000% | 0.000% |
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 | 2,708,148 | 0.158% | ||||
Total (A+B+C)
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 92,189,620 | 5.379% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (5.045%)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (0.334%)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:
The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9. Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.
14. Contact name: Cathy De Feo, Global Share Schemes Manager
15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533 327
Related Shares:
GKN PLC