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RNS Number : 2493T Dowlais Group PLC 30 July 2025
Dowlais Group plc
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BMWRZ071
Issuer Name
DOWLAIS GROUP PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Bank of America Corporation
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
US
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-Jul-2025
6. Date on which Issuer notified
30-Jul-2025
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 0.000009 10.323255 10.323264 135922150
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 0.437327 9.215921 9.653248
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)
GB00BMWRZ071 116 0.000009
Sub Total 8.A 116 0.000009%
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 % of voting rights
exercised/converted
Right to Recall N/A N/A 7564 0.000574
Physical Swap 19/02/2026 N/A 11386000 0.864765
Physical Swap 23/02/2026 N/A 9074000 0.689169
Sub Total 8.B1 20467564 1.554508%
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
Swaps 22/10/2025 n/a Cash 26136000 1.985025
Swaps 29/12/2025 n/a Cash 2460 0.000187
Swaps 06/01/2026 n/a Cash 38143898 2.897023
Swaps 16/02/2026 n/a Cash 11324 0.000860
Swaps 02/04/2026 n/a Cash 21226000 1.612111
Swaps 02/06/2026 n/a Cash 795689 0.060432
Swaps 08/06/2026 n/a Cash 939145 0.071328
Swaps 26/06/2026 n/a Cash 9414531 0.715032
Swaps 30/06/2026 n/a Cash 969192 0.073610
Swaps 06/07/2026 n/a Cash 1951412 0.148209
Swaps 13/07/2026 n/a Cash 6854172 0.520573
Swaps 16/07/2026 n/a Cash 5985 0.000455
Swaps 20/07/2026 n/a Cash 29945 0.002274
Swaps 29/07/2026 n/a Cash 472 0.000036
Swaps 31/07/2026 n/a Cash 4700000 0.356964
Swaps 03/08/2026 n/a Cash 1689467 0.128315
Swaps 10/08/2026 n/a Cash 1227 0.000093
Swaps 17/08/2026 n/a Cash 1730043 0.131396
Swaps 30/10/2026 n/a Cash 299495 0.022747
Swaps 18/11/2026 n/a Cash 298117 0.022642
Swaps 15/02/2028 n/a Cash 255896 0.019435
Sub Total 8.B2 115454470 8.768747%
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 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation Bank of America, National Association 4.525220 4.525220%
Bank of America Corporation BofA Securities, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation Merrill Lynch International 4.805277 4.805277%
Bank of America Corporation BofA Securities Europe SA
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
12. Date of Completion
30-Jul-2025
13. Place Of Completion
United Kingdom
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