Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1436L

Metro Bank PLC

08 January 2021

 

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 :			METRO BANK 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 obligation iv
Name			The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name			Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			200 West Street, New York, United States of America, 10282.
Name			Goldman Sachs International
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London EC4A 4AU,UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :			06/01/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			08/01/2021
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 vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	1.11%	11.14%		12.25%	172,420,458
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.02%	11.26%		11.28%

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 (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BZ6STL67				1,910,587					1.11%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		1,910,587					1.11%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (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
Securities Lending		Open				4,578,400			2.66%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			4,578,400			2.66%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (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
Swap	14/01/2021				Cash			7,576,896	4.39%
CFD	04/01/2022				Cash			4,180,645	2.42%
Swap	03/12/2021				Cash			1,724,280	1.00%
CFD	29/01/2030				Cash			699,997	0.41%
CFD	07/05/2030				Cash			369,802	0.21%
CFD	07/05/2030				Cash			83,482	0.05%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			14,635,102	8.49%

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
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
Goldman Sachs International		6.75%	7.86%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC		4.39%	4.39%
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
Please note, the total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: [e-mail]

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	08/01/2021

 

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