REG - Grafton Group PLC Standard Life Aberdn - Holding(s) in Company

AberdeenAnnouncement

22/12/2020 11:00

RNS Number : 5224J
  
Grafton Group PLC
  
22 December 2020
  
 

Standard Form TR-1
Standard form for notification of major holdings



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i










1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: 
Grafton Group plc




2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[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: 




3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv : 




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


City and country of registered office (if applicable): Edinburgh, Scotland
 




4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:




5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 18/12/2020




6. Date on which issuer notified: 21/12/2020




7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%




8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:








% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)


% of voting rights through financial instruments

(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)


Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)


Total number of voting rights of issuervii




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


5.63


0.00


5.63


238,636,571




Position of previous notification (if applicable)


5.83


0.00


5.83







 



9. 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
 


 
Indirect
 


 
Direct
 


 
Indirect
 




IE00B00MZ448


N/A


13,440,263


N/A


5.63


























SUBTOTAL A


13,440,263


5.63










B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations  




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
























































SUBTOTAL B.1


















B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Period xi


Physical or cash settlementxii


Number of voting rights 


% of voting rights




































































SUBTOTAL B.2























 
 
 



10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):
 
[ ] 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
 
[X] 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:
 




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




Standard Life Aberdeen plc
















Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited
















Standard Life Investments Limited


































Standard Life Aberdeen plc
















Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited
















Ignis Asset Management Limited
















Ignis Investment Services Limited


































Standard Life Aberdeen plc
















Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
















Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited
















Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited


































Standard Life Aberdeen plc
















Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
















Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
















 
 




11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
N/A










12. Additional informationxvi:
In reference to Section 10, 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 reflects the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited ("SLIHL") decreased below the 5% notifiable threshold due to trading on 18 December 2020.



 
Done at Edinburgh on 21 December 2020
 
 

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