Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2989Q

Flutter Entertainment PLC

17 October 2019

 

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Flutter Entertainment PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [x] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
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.)v: HSBC Bank plc HSBC Global Asset Management (France) HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH HSBC Life (International) Limited
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 15 October 2019
6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 October 2019
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 6%
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.730 %	3.128 %	5.859 %	78,219,955
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.889 %	3.290 %	6.180 %

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
	Direct			Indirect		Direct		Indirect
IE00BWT6H894				2,135,610				2.730 %
SUBTOTAL A	2,135,610					2.730 %
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Stock lent						33,602			0.042 %
			SUBTOTAL B.1			33,602			0.042 %
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Equity Swap							2,413,737		3.085 %
					SUBTOTAL B.2		2,413,737		3.085 %

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): [ ] 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 [x] 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 entityxiv:
Namexv	% 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 UK Holdings Limited
HSBC Bank plc	2.432 %	3.128 %	5.561 %
HSBC Holdings Plc
HSBC UK Holdings Limited
HSBC Bank Plc
HSBC Bank Plc (Paris Branch)
HSBC France
HSBC Global Asset Management (France)	0.006 %		0.006 %
HSBC Holdings Plc
HSBC Global Asset Management Limited
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited	0.192 %		0.192 %
HSBC Holdings Plc
HSBC Asia Holdings Limited
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited
HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited
HSBC Life (International) Limited	0.000 %		0.000 %
HSBC Holdings Plc
HSBC UK Holdings Limited
HSBC Bank Plc
HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Gesellschaft fur Bankbeteiligungen mbH
INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH	0.098 %		0.098 %
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional informationxvi: The holding includes a borrow of 531,395 shares

Done at London on 17 October 2019

 

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