Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1664S

Kingfisher PLC

06 July 2020

 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :			Kingfisher 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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:  As of 1 July 2020, following Jupiter's acquisition of Merian, the Chain of Control for Jupiter Fund Management plc, which includes Jupiter Asset Management, has changed and any disclosures going forward will be notified by Jupiter Fund Management Plc (JFM). As such this disclosure indicates that JAM no longer has responsibility for filing TR1 notifications and this responsibility has been transferred to JFM as the parent entity.						X
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			Jupiter Asset Management Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name			Northern Trust (Custody) Bank Of New York (Custody) Merrill Lynch Custody JPM Custody State Street
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :			1st July 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			3rd July 2020
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 vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	Below 5%	0%		Below 5%	2,110,127,306
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.022%	0.005%		5.027%	2,110,127,306

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% 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 GB0033195214		N/A		Below 5%			N/A		Below 5%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		Below 5%					Below 5%
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 x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
N/A		N/A	N/A			N/A			N/A
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			N/A			N/A
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 x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A	N/A
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			N/A	N/A

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 xiii
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 xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name xv	% 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
Jupiter Fund Management Plc
Jupiter Fund Management Group Limited
Jupiter Asset Management Group Limited
Knightsbridge Asset Management Limited
Jupiter Investment Management Group Limited
Jupiter Asset Management Limited	Below 5%	0%	Below 5%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A
11. Additional information xvi
Contact : David Warman Telephone Number : 0203 817 1392

Place of completion	London, UK
Date of completion	3rd July 2020

 

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