Holding(s) in Company

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited

30 April 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GG00BFYT9H72

Issuer Name

HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED

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

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Merrill Lynch International	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

26-Apr-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

29-Apr-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	4.865159	2.037645	6.902804	83469719
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

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)
GG00BFYT9H72		58830200		4.865159
Sub Total 8.A	58830200		4.865159%

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	133638	0.011052
Sub Total 8.B1			133638	0.011052%

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	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	651537	0.053881
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	3400000	0.281174
Swaps	30/09/2024	N/A	Cash	15729	0.001301
Swaps	23/10/2024	N/A	Cash	7263865	0.600709
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	39930	0.003302
Swaps	26/02/2025	N/A	Cash	5792513	0.479031
Swaps	01/04/2025	N/A	Cash	561864	0.046465
Swaps	24/04/2025	N/A	Cash	500000	0.041349
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	148	0.000012
Swaps	19/05/2025	N/A	Cash	6255174	0.517292
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	25121	0.002077
Sub Total 8.B2				24505881	2.026593%

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	Merrill Lynch International	4.865089		5.024529%
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

29-Apr-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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