TR1: Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 5391S

Entain PLC

14 July 2022

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

IM00B5VQMV65

Issuer Name

ENTAIN PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; 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

12-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-Jul-2022

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	2.423317	4.179900	6.603217	38878563
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.182541	1.394718	1.577259

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)
IM00B5VQMV65		13376413		2.271878
US2936031069		891648		0.151439
Sub Total 8.A	14268061		2.423317%

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	592350	0.100606
Sub Total 8.B1			592350	0.100606%

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	29/7/2022	N/A	Cash	176273	0.029939
Swaps	30/8/2022	N/A	Cash	626156	0.106348
Swaps	15/9/2022	N/A	Cash	744000	0.126363
Swaps	19/9/2022	N/A	Cash	1403490	0.238372
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	1053899	0.178996
Swaps	8/2/2023	N/A	Cash	4247545	0.721412
Swaps	13/2/2023	N/A	Cash	1670000	0.283636
Swaps	20/2/2023	N/A	Cash	3716000	0.631133
Swaps	22/2/2023	N/A	Cash	4557228	0.774009
Swaps	28/2/2023	N/A	Cash	77186	0.013109
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	54773	0.009303
Swaps	8/1/2024	N/A	Cash	4	0.000001
Swaps	12/1/2024	N/A	Cash	6039	0.001026
Swaps	26/2/2024	N/A	Cash	4166	0.000708
Swaps	28/5/2024	N/A	Cash	16167	0.002746
Swaps	25/6/2024	N/A	Cash	50302	0.008543
Swaps	2/7/2024	N/A	Cash	4563456	0.775067
Swaps	25/7/2024	N/A	Cash	13196	0.002241
Swaps	24/1/2025	N/A	Cash	1020620	0.173344
Swaps	6/5/2025	N/A	Cash	762	0.000129
Swaps	18/3/2026	N/A	Cash	16890	0.002869
Sub Total 8.B2				24018152	4.079294%

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
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	U.S.Trust Co of Delaware
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			4.372568%
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

14-Jul-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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