Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8662E

Barclays PLC

03 March 2020

 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :

Barclays PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

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

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, DE, United States

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v

Name

Merrill Lynch International

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

27th February 2020

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

2nd March 2020

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 issuer vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

3.270%

3.529%

6.799%

17,325,320,918

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

Below notifiable threshold

Below notifiable threshold

Below notifiable threshold

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% 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)

GB0031348658

551,096,743

3.181%

US06738E2046

15,525,900

0.090%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

566,622,643

3.270%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Right to Recall

N/A

N/A

49,128,050

0.284%

Call Option

13/05/2020 - 22/07/2022

N/A

25,000,000

0.144%

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

74,128,050

0.428%

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

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Swaps

29/05/2020

N/A

Cash Settled

755,103

0.004%

Swaps

30/06/2020

N/A

Cash Settled

108,558

0.001%

Swaps

13/07/2020

N/A

Cash Settled

461,875

0.003%

Swaps

16/10/2020

N/A

Cash Settled

2,668,779

0.015%

Swaps

19/10/2020

N/A

Cash Settled

48,519

0.000%

Swaps

25/11/2020

N/A

Cash Settled

66,294

0.000%

Swaps

31/03/2021

N/A

Cash Settled

12,798

0.000%

Swaps

30/04/2021

N/A

Cash Settled

331,495

0.002%

Swaps

15/02/2023

N/A

Cash Settled

1,461,640

0.008%

Put Options

18/12/2020

N/A

Physically Settled

3,000,000

0.017%

Call Options

13/05/2020 - 22/07/2022

N/A

Cash Settled

133,845,195

0.773%

Put Options

10/12/2020 - 22/07/2022

N/A

Cash Settled

394,450,660

2.277%

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

537,210,916

3.101%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

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) issuer xiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Name xv % 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 Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited N/A N/A N/A BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited N/A N/A N/A ML UK Capital Holdings Limited N/A N/A N/A Merrill Lynch International 3.159% N/A 6.681% Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A Merrill Lynch International, LLC N/A N/A N/A Merrill Lynch Group Holdings, I, L.L.C. N/A N/A N/A BofA Securities Europe SA N/A N/A N/A Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A BAC North America Holding Company N/A N/A N/A Bank of America, National Association N/A N/A N/A Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A BofA Securities, Inc. N/A N/A N/A Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A BAC North America Holding Company N/A N/A N/A Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated N/A N/A N/A Managed Account Advisors LLC N/A N/A N/A Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A BAC North America Holding Company N/A N/A N/A Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated N/A N/A N/A Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A BAC North America Holding Company N/A N/A N/A Bank of America, National Association N/A N/A N/A U.S. Trust Company of Delaware N/A N/A N/A

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information xvi

Place of completion	United Kingdom
Date of completion	2nd March 2020

 

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