REG - 888 Holdings plc Standard Life Aberdn - Holding(s) in Company

AberdeenAnnouncement

30/04/2021 16:25

RNS Number : 2931X
  
888 Holdings plc
  
30 April 2021
  
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 

1. Issuer Details 



ISIN 


GI000A0F6407 


Issuer Name 


888 Holdings Plc 


UK or Non-UK Issuer 


Non-UK 



2. Reason for Notification 


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 



Name 


Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios 


City of registered office (if applicable) 


Edinburgh 


Country of registered office (if applicable) 


United Kingdom 



4. Details of the shareholder 



Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above 


 


City of registered office (if applicable) 


 


Country of registered office (if applicable) 


 



5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 


29-Apr-2021 


6. Date on which Issuer notified 


30-Apr-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 




Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 


8.697252 


0.000000 


8.697252 


32,280,165 




Position of previous notification (if applicable) 


7.65


0.00


7.65








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) 




GI000A0F6407 






32,280,165 






8.697252 




Sub Total 8.A 


32,280,165 


8.697252





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 


























Sub Total 8.B1 

















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 






























Sub Total 8.B2 

















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 








Standard Life Aberdeen plc 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Ignis Asset Management Limited 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Ignis Investment Services Limited 


5.001039 


0.000000


5.001039 








Standard Life Aberdeen plc 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Standard Life Investments Limited 




















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited 




















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
















Standard Life Aberdeen plc 


Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 

















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 


In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.



This disclosure is to reflect the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company Ignis Asset Management Limited (IAML) and held by the underlying investment management entity Ignis Investment Services Limited (IISL) increased above the 5% notifiable threshold due to trading on 29 April 2021.  IAML now effectively holds and IISL holds the delegated voting rights to 5.001039% of the shares in 888 Holdings plc.


12. Date of Completion 


30-Apr-2021


13. Place Of Completion 


Aberdeen, United Kingdom 


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