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Metro Bank HoldingsAnnouncement

16/03/2016 17:55

RNS Number : 3592S
Metro Bank PLC
16 March 2016
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Metro Bank PLC
2. Reason for the notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify): The issuer's shares being admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange
Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Wellington Management Company LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
BNY Mellon Nominees Limited
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
State Street Nominees Limited
ROY Nominees Limited
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
15 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%

8. Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
If possible use ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Number of voting rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
GB00BZ6STL67 Common Stock


7,546,661

7,546,661

9.40%









B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)
Percentage of voting rights






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise Price
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period
No. of voting rights instrument refers to
Percentage of voting rights
Nominal
Delta








Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
7,546,661
9.40%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Wellington Management Company LLP, which crossed the 5% notification threshold in its own right, is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:
7,546,661 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification
Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP .

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:
Mark O'Brien
15. Contact telephone number:
44-20-7126-6310
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form for legal entities)
Wellington Management Group LLP
Contact address
(including legal form for legal entities)
c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
Phone number & email
44-20-7126-6310 beneficialownership@wellington.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Mark O'Brien
Contact address
c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
Phone number & email
44-20-7126-6310 beneficialownership@wellington.com
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)


C: Additional information


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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