Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 0878M

boohoo group plc

18 January 2021

 

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)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached :			BOOHOO GROUP 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):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			Morgan Stanley
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name			Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, UNITED KINGDOM.
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached :			14/01/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			18/01/2021
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 held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.97%	1.03%		6.99%	1,261,276,479
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.98%	1.04%		7.02%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights					% of voting rights
		Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
JE00BG6L7297				75,244,292					5.97%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		75,244,292					5.97%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
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
Right of recall over securities lending agreements		at any time	at any time			5,018,569			0.40%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			5,018,569			0.40%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period		Physical or cash settlement			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Equity Swap	26/07/2021		at any time		Cash			749,981	0.06%
Equity Swap	16/09/2021		at any time		Cash			300,000	0.02%
Equity Swap	13/12/2021		at any time		Cash			6,924,513	0.55%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			7,974,494	0.63%

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
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   (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name	% 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
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc	5.35%		6.20%
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley Asia Holdings Limited
Morgan Stanley (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited
Morgan Stanley Hong Kong 1238 Limited
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
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
Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 47,380,608 (3.76%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements. This notification is submitted in accordance with the disclosure obligations stipulated in the articles of association of the company.

Place of completion	Glasgow
Date of completion	18/01/2021

 

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