TR-1- Notification of major holdings

RNS Number : 2180J

GVC Holdings PLC

28 March 2018

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			GVC Holdings 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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			HSBC Holdings PLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name			HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited HSBC Bank plc HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			8, Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			23 March 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			27 March 2018
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
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.334 %	2.443 %		5.776 %	303,784,807
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below Disclosure threshold	Below Disclosure threshold		Below Disclosure threshold

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 (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)
IM00B5VQMV65		7,900,577		2,226,648			2.601%		0.733 %
SUBTOTAL 8. A		10,127,225					3.334 %
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	Exercise/ Conversion Period			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Stock Lent						318,346			0.105 %
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			318,346			0.105 %
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		Exercise/ Conversion Period		Physical or cash settlement			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Equity Swap					Cash Settled			7,101,922	2.338 %
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			7,101,922	2.338 %

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
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Bank plc	2.601 %	2.443 %	5.043 %
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Investment Bank Holdings plc
HSBC Global Asset Management Limited
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited	0.633 %		0.633 %
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited	0.000 %		0.000 %
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Gesellschaft fur Bankbeteiligungen mbH
INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf	0.100 %		0.100 %
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
The total holdings include Stock Borrowing of 8,124,974 shares

Place of completion	London, United Kingdom
Date of completion	27 March 2018

 

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