Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC

28 March 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0007668071

Issuer Name

CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

27-Mar-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

28-Mar-2024

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	2.550320	7.337723	9.888043	14880272
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.535756	5.328074	7.863830

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

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0007668071		3837615		2.550121
US1890621022		300		0.000199
Sub Total 8.A	3837915		2.550320%

8B1. 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 to Recall	n/a	n/a	19018	0.012638
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	n/a	1524264	1.012884
Sub Total 8.B1			1543282	1.025522%

8B2. 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
Swaps	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	1430494	0.950573
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	538	0.000358
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	52600	0.034953
Swaps	23/09/2024	N/A	Cash	42062	0.027950
Swaps	23/10/2024	N/A	Cash	2701933	1.795453
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	26917	0.017887
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	44307	0.029442
Swaps	16/12/2024	N/A	Cash	627	0.000417
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	8733	0.005803
Swaps	21/02/2025	N/A	Cash	3008000	1.998837
Swaps	28/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1775375	1.179749
Swaps	01/04/2025	N/A	Cash	239551	0.159183
Swaps	15/10/2026	N/A	Cash	20139	0.013383
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	147799	0.098213
Sub Total 8.B2				9499075	6.312201%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% 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	Bank Of America, National Association		3.776600	3.776798%
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International		3.560578	6.106568%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

10. In case of proxy voting

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

12. Date of Completion

28-Mar-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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