Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5278H

Man Group plc

15 November 2018

 

TR-1: Standard 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 attachedii:			Man Group 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						X
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			Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Tokyo, Japan
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			New Jersey, U.S.A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			12 November 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			14 November 2018
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 issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.997%	Not applicable		2.997%	1,573,509,371
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.02%	Not applicable		3.02%

8. 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 (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 3 3/7 US cents (GB00B83VD954)				47,157,737					2.997%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		47,157,737					2.997%
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 datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Not applicable
			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 datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Not applicable
					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) issuerxiii
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 (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
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
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited	2.997%	Not applicable	2.997%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		Not applicable
The number and % of voting rights held		Not applicable
The date until which the voting rights will be held		Not applicable
11. Additional informationxvi
Not applicable

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	14 November 2018

 

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