REG - Pearson PLC Goldman Sachs Group. - Holding(s) in Company
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 which voting rights are
attachedii:
PEARSON PLC
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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington DE 19801, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
Goldman Sachs International
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London
EC4A 2BB, UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
22/07/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
24/07/2019
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 of
issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
0.60%
7.02%
7.62%
781,438,857
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
0.43%
6.80%
7.23%
8. 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
sharesISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
% of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0006776081
4,356,842
0.56%
US7050151056
355,165
0.05%
SUBTOTAL 8. A
4,712,007
0.60%
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
datexExercise/
ConversionPeriodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
Securities Lending
Open
9,038,520
1.16%
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
9,038,520
1.16%
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
datexExercise/
Conversion Period xiPhysical or cash
settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Refer to Annexure
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
45,803,355
5.86%
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 person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
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 (please add additional rows as necessary)X
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
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
Goldman Sachs
International
5.90%
5.90%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
N/A
The number and % of voting rights held
N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held
N/A
11. Additional informationxvi
Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.
General email contact:
Place of completion
London
Date of completion
24/07/2019
Natalie White
Deputy Company Secretary
Pearson plc
25 July 2019
Annexure
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 datex
Exercise/Conversion periodxi
Physical or cash settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Swap
10/07/2024
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2,530,950
0.32%
CFD
10/12/2025
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2,400,118
0.31%
CFD
20/10/2027
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1,992,326
0.25%
CFD
16/06/2021
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1,834,093
0.23%
CFD
23/02/2024
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1,800,000
0.23%
CFD
04/12/2023
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1,691,897
0.22%
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25/06/2029
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1,485,163
0.19%
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09/06/2021
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1,444,244
0.18%
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21/02/2024
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1,300,000
0.17%
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07/02/2024
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1,240,000
0.16%
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21/02/2024
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0.14%
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970,000
0.12%
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12/02/2024
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865,494
0.11%
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26/01/2024
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865,000
0.11%
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0.11%
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0.11%
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22/02/2024
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800,000
0.10%
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28/07/2021
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0.10%
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29/01/2024
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0.08%
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25/06/2029
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0.07%
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04/12/2023
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0.06%
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03/07/2024
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0.06%
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06/12/2028
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441,115
0.06%
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14/02/2024
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419,554
0.05%
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09/02/2024
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406,520
0.05%
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31/07/2019
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399,115
0.05%
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20/10/2027
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378,203
0.05%
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20/10/2027
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369,444
0.05%
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04/05/2029
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350,362
0.04%
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17/07/2024
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337,960
0.04%
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04/12/2023
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337,214
0.04%
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15/07/2021
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328,703
0.04%
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16/06/2028
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328,703
0.04%
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17/09/2019
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306,498
0.04%
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30/11/2023
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300,000
0.04%
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05/05/2022
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295,638
0.04%
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19/02/2024
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265,000
0.03%
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24/03/2028
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259,000
0.03%
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03/02/2023
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250,801
0.03%
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10/09/2019
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250,583
0.03%
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29/11/2023
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250,000
0.03%
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04/05/2029
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243,989
0.03%
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03/05/2029
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236,271
0.03%
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29/02/2024
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235,463
0.03%
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29/11/2023
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225,000
0.03%
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18/01/2024
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222,460
0.03%
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27/09/2028
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217,594
0.03%
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21/02/2024
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215,238
0.03%
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23/08/2028
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204,000
0.03%
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28/07/2021
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203,317
0.03%
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22/02/2021
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200,809
0.03%
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02/02/2023
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198,606
0.03%
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24/07/2024
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185,000
0.02%
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09/06/2021
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183,084
0.02%
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18/01/2024
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183,004
0.02%
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03/05/2024
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182,396
0.02%
CFD
19/05/2027
Cash
173,010
0.02%
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28/07/2021
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170,231
0.02%
CFD
21/02/2024
Cash
170,178
0.02%
CFD
18/01/2029
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170,000
0.02%
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11/08/2023
Cash
169,049
0.02%
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04/12/2023
Cash
168,106
0.02%
Call Option
18/09/2019
Cash
164,461
0.02%
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01/02/2024
Cash
154,031
0.02%
CFD
18/07/2029
Cash
147,678
0.02%
CFD
30/04/2024
Cash
145,738
0.02%
Call Option
08/10/2019
Cash
143,056
0.02%
CFD
16/02/2024
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140,912
0.02%
CFD
31/01/2024
Cash
136,001
0.02%
CFD
22/11/2028
Cash
134,667
0.02%
CFD
17/01/2029
Cash
132,328
0.02%
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28/07/2021
Cash
131,070
0.02%
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17/09/2020
Cash
128,987
0.02%
CFD
12/04/2029
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128,954
0.02%
CFD
07/06/2029
Cash
122,420
0.02%
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03/02/2023
Cash
117,797
0.02%
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25/02/2027
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115,000
0.01%
Call Option
15/10/2019
Cash
113,587
0.01%
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22/04/2020
Cash
113,300
0.01%
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19/01/2029
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110,000
0.01%
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02/10/2019
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107,033
0.01%
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106,899
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20/05/2020
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106,651
0.01%
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19/07/2029
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102,207
0.01%
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18/01/2024
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101,869
0.01%
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13/05/2020
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100,100
0.01%
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18/01/2029
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100,000
0.01%
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100,000
0.01%
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20/07/2022
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100,000
0.01%
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03/05/2029
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99,957
0.01%
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12/06/2028
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98,591
0.01%
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29/11/2023
Cash
91,988
0.01%
CFD
04/12/2023
Cash
89,956
0.01%
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14/06/2023
Cash
86,565
0.01%
CFD
08/02/2024
Cash
86,367
0.01%
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12/07/2023
Cash
84,590
0.01%
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02/02/2023
Cash
84,068
0.01%
CFD
21/02/2024
Cash
82,784
0.01%
CFD
18/01/2029
Cash
80,000
0.01%
CFD
21/02/2024
Cash
75,051
0.01%
CFD
18/01/2029
Cash
75,000
0.01%
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27/04/2022
Cash
73,357
0.01%
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07/07/2023
Cash
73,094
0.01%
CFD
17/07/2020
Cash
72,300
0.01%
CFD
17/07/2028
Cash
71,500
0.01%
CFD
04/12/2023
Cash
70,360
0.01%
CFD
01/03/2028
Cash
70,079
0.01%
Call Option
05/08/2019
Cash
69,264
0.01%
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03/02/2023
Cash
68,758
0.01%
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29/11/2023
Cash
65,026
0.01%
CFD
28/02/2024
Cash
63,641
0.01%
CFD
26/02/2024
Cash
62,789
0.01%
Swap
18/01/2024
Cash
62,356
0.01%
CFD
12/07/2023
Cash
60,982
0.01%
CFD
16/02/2024
Cash
60,750
0.01%
CFD
19/01/2029
Cash
60,000
0.01%
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18/01/2024
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59,338
0.01%
CFD
05/11/2027
Cash
59,199
0.01%
CFD
25/04/2029
Cash
58,800
0.01%
CFD
25/05/2022
Cash
58,000
0.01%
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15/06/2023
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57,709
0.01%
CFD
04/05/2029
Cash
57,179
0.01%
CFD
18/07/2029
Cash
57,016
0.01%
CFD
09/03/2029
Cash
56,938
0.01%
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05/09/2019
Cash
55,700
0.01%
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03/06/2020
Cash
55,000
0.01%
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05/09/2019
Cash
53,400
0.01%
CFD
21/02/2024
Cash
52,715
0.01%
CFD
18/07/2029
Cash
52,377
0.01%
CFD
04/07/2029
Cash
52,078
0.01%
CFD
19/01/2029
Cash
50,000
0.01%
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16/04/2024
Cash
50,000
0.01%
Call Option
19/09/2019
Cash
47,727
0.01%
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02/02/2023
Cash
46,967
0.01%
CFD
18/07/2029
Cash
44,311
0.01%
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01/02/2023
Cash
43,214
0.01%
CFD
07/05/2024
Cash
40,620
0.01%
CFD
04/11/2019
Cash
40,310
0.01%
CFD
25/01/2029
Cash
40,100
0.01%
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14/06/2023
Cash
40,052
0.01%
CFD
19/07/2029
Cash
39,460
0.01%
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08/04/2020
Cash
38,800
0.005%
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12/07/2023
Cash
37,897
0.005%
CFD
04/05/2029
Cash
37,446
0.005%
CFD
17/11/2028
Cash
36,622
0.005%
Call Option
04/10/2019
Cash
35,814
0.005%
CFD
21/07/2028
Cash
34,000
0.004%
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07/07/2023
Cash
32,746
0.004%
CFD
22/02/2024
Cash
32,650
0.004%
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27/04/2022
Cash
31,871
0.004%
CFD
04/12/2023
Cash
30,705
0.004%
Swap
12/06/2023
Cash
30,225
0.004%
CFD
17/07/2023
Cash
30,000
0.004%
CFD
24/10/2019
Cash
29,469
0.004%
CFD
07/06/2029
Cash
26,826
0.003%
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15/06/2023
Cash
26,702
0.003%
CFD
25/07/2029
Cash
26,361
0.003%
CFD
06/07/2023
Cash
25,488
0.003%
CFD
20/06/2029
Cash
25,085
0.003%
CFD
18/06/2029
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25,050
0.003%
CFD
21/02/2024
Cash
24,949
0.003%
CFD
18/09/2019
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24,830
0.003%
CFD
07/06/2029
Cash
24,772
0.003%
CFD
04/05/2029
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24,379
0.003%
CFD
07/06/2029
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24,200
0.003%
CFD
31/05/2029
Cash
24,026
0.003%
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14/06/2023
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23,383
0.003%
CFD
04/05/2029
Cash
23,191
0.003%
CFD
28/06/2029
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23,109
0.003%
CFD
27/06/2029
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23,013
0.003%
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12/07/2023
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22,173
0.003%
CFD
18/07/2029
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21,644
0.003%
CFD
16/02/2024
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20,250
0.003%
CFD
17/01/2029
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20,250
0.003%
CFD
04/05/2029
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19,821
0.003%
CFD
24/10/2019
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19,385
0.002%
CFD
24/10/2019
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19,383
0.002%
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03/08/2022
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19,330
0.002%
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07/07/2023
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19,160
0.002%
CFD
23/07/2024
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19,058
0.002%
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17/09/2020
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18,517
0.002%
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12/05/2022
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17,809
0.002%
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23/11/2028
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17,711
0.002%
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14/07/2023
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17,500
0.002%
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21/06/2022
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17,441
0.002%
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21/02/2024
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17,285
0.002%
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25/07/2029
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16,758
0.002%
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19/07/2029
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16,752
0.002%
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04/05/2029
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16,400
0.002%
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29/04/2020
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16,200
0.002%
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28/05/2020
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15,800
0.002%
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04/02/2022
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15,710
0.002%
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15/06/2023
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15,589
0.002%
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26/02/2024
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15,211
0.002%
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19/09/2019
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15,160
0.002%
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11/11/2020
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15,090
0.002%
CFD
15/02/2024
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14,534
0.002%
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31/12/2019
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14,300
0.002%
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18/10/2019
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14,239
0.002%
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12/06/2023
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13,985
0.002%
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04/02/2022
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13,826
0.002%
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27/04/2022
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13,817
0.002%
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28/03/2024
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0.002%
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0.002%
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0.002%
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0.002%
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13,181
0.002%
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12,609
0.002%
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23/07/2029
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11,882
0.002%
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0.001%
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0.001%
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11/07/2029
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10,920
0.001%
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31/12/2019
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10,900
0.001%
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28/10/2020
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10,812
0.001%
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10,762
0.001%
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10,500
0.001%
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9,596
0.001%
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9,504
0.001%
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04/07/2029
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9,110
0.001%
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06/06/2029
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8,937
0.001%
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16/08/2019
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8,556
0.001%
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04/05/2029
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8,536
0.001%
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30/06/2021
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8,504
0.001%
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18/07/2029
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8,356
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8,165
0.001%
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16/05/2029
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7,800
0.001%
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08/06/2021
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7,672
0.001%
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31/05/2029
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7,171
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18/10/2019
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7,011
0.001%
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25/04/2029
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6,533
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24/02/2021
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20/07/2029
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28/02/2029
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23/07/2024
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16/04/2020
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5,267
0.001%
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29/06/2029
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0.001%
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08/03/2028
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0.001%
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12/05/2028
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0.001%
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0.001%
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4,676
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13/07/2029
Cash
4,600
0.001%
CFD
05/07/2029
Cash
4,583
0.001%
CFD
15/12/2027
Cash
4,231
0.001%
Swap
05/05/2022
Cash
3,700
0.0005%
Swap
03/11/2021
Cash
3,634
0.0005%
Swap
03/08/2022
Cash
3,520
0.0005%
CFD
26/07/2021
Cash
3,500
0.0004%
CFD
23/07/2029
Cash
3,304
0.0004%
CFD
18/07/2029
Cash
3,200
0.0004%
CFD
24/03/2022
Cash
3,187
0.0004%
Swap
05/05/2022
Cash
2,928
0.0004%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
2,857
0.0004%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
2,662
0.0003%
Swap
03/11/2021
Cash
2,556
0.0003%
Swap
04/02/2022
Cash
2,470
0.0003%
CFD
28/10/2020
Cash
2,350
0.0003%
CFD
28/10/2020
Cash
2,350
0.0003%
CFD
04/05/2029
Cash
2,317
0.0003%
Swap
03/11/2021
Cash
2,214
0.0003%
CFD
25/04/2029
Cash
2,102
0.0003%
CFD
20/04/2029
Cash
2,038
0.0003%
CFD
11/07/2029
Cash
1,925
0.0002%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
1,768
0.0002%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
1,585
0.0002%
CFD
18/07/2029
Cash
1,536
0.0002%
CFD
13/07/2029
Cash
1,400
0.0002%
CFD
20/04/2029
Cash
1,322
0.0002%
Swap
27/04/2022
Cash
930
0.0001%
CFD
09/07/2029
Cash
924
0.0001%
CFD
14/06/2029
Cash
900
0.0001%
CFD
04/07/2029
Cash
860
0.0001%
CFD
04/05/2029
Cash
853
0.0001%
CFD
27/06/2029
Cash
769
0.0001%
CFD
04/04/2028
Cash
764
0.0001%
CFD
15/06/2029
Cash
700
0.0001%
CFD
12/07/2029
Cash
700
0.0001%
CFD
13/06/2029
Cash
600
0.0001%
CFD
02/07/2029
Cash
594
0.0001%
CFD
04/07/2029
Cash
500
0.0001%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
461
0.0001%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
419
0.0001%
CFD
20/06/2029
Cash
400
0.0001%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
329
0.00004%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
323
0.00004%
Swap
22/05/2020
Cash
323
0.00004%
CFD
31/05/2029
Cash
300
0.00004%
CFD
05/07/2029
Cash
200
0.00003%
CFD
19/07/2029
Cash
200
0.00003%
CFD
11/06/2029
Cash
100
0.00001%
CFD
13/06/2029
Cash
100
0.00001%
CFD
25/06/2029
Cash
100
0.00001%
CFD
16/07/2029
Cash
100
0.00001%
CFD
29/06/2029
Cash
15
0.000002%
CFD
28/06/2029
Cash
11
0.000001%
Total Number of voting rights and percentage of voting rights
45,803,355
5.86%
Additional information: Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.
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