REG - Mercia Asset Mgt PLC - TR-1: Notification of Major Holdings

Mercia Asset ManagementAnnouncement

07/02/2025 15:30

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RNS Number : 4019W  Mercia Asset Management PLC  07 February 2025

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                                                                                                Mercia Asset Management Plc
 which voting rights are attached(ii):
 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                                                                                                                                                         Unicorn Asset Management Limited
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        London, United Kingdom
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
 Name

                                                                                                                                                              Unicorn UK Ethical Income
                                                                                                                                                              Fund

                                                                                                                                                              Unicorn UK Smaller Companies Fund

                                                                                                                                                              Unicorn UK Income Fund

                                                                                                                                                              Unicorn UK Growth Fund

 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        London, United Kingdom
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi):                                                                                                   06 February 2025
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               07 February 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  5.089%                                                                                                       5.089%                          21,950,000
 Position of previous notification (if                                      N/A                                                                                                          N/A

 applicable)

 

 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                                  Number of voting rights(ix)                                                                                 % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                Direct                                          Indirect                                                    Direct                                           Indirect

                                                (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)       (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
 GB00BSL71W47                                   21,950,000                                                                                                  5.089%

 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                  21,950,000                                                                                                  5.089%

 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              Exercise/                                                   Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period(xi)

                                                                                                                                    exercised/converted.

                                                                        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                               Exercise/                                 Physical or cash                                                  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                                                  settlement(xii)

                                                                                                                  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                                                                                                                                           X
 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)
 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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                         than the notifiable threshold

 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                See Section 4
 The number and % of voting rights held
 The date until which the voting rights will be held

 11. Additional information(xvi)
 Figures are based on total voting rights of 431,336,370

 

 Place of completion  Unicorn Asset Management Limited, Preachers Court, Charterhouse, Chartehouse
                      Square, London, EC1M 6AU
 Date of completion   07 February 2025

 

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