Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5693T

Imperial Brands PLC

20 March 2023

 

Imperial Brands PLC Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Imperial Brands PLC ISIN GB0004544929
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			Spring Mountain Investments Ltd
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Camana Bay, George Town, Cayman Islands
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3)
Name			LBS Limited, Northfield Investments Limited and Seneca Investments Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			14/03/2023
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			16/03/2023
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	6.018396	0.00000		6.018396	55,732,395
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.169106	0.00000		5.169106

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)
Ordinary Shares GB0004544929	55,732,395	0			6.018396	0.000000
SUBTOTAL 8.A	55,732,395				6.018396%
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
		SUBTOTAL 8.B.1
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
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

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
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
Kenneth Bryan Dart
Kenneth Bryan Dart	Portfolio Services Ltd		0.000000		0.000000	0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart	Seneca Investments Limited		3.434174		0.000000	3.434174%
Kenneth Bryan Dart	Spring Mountain Investments Ltd		0.000000		0.000000	0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart	Northfield Investments Limited		0.000000		0.000000	0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart	LBS Limited		0.000000		0.000000	0.000000%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder				N/A
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information:
N/A
12. Date of completion		16 March 2023
13. Place of completion		Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

 

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