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Watches of SwitzerlandAnnouncement

28/02/2022 10:45

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RNS Number : 0277D  Watches of Switzerland Group PLC  28 February 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BJDQQ870

Issuer Name

WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Minneapolis

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

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

24-Feb-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-Feb-2022

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  4.957000                                              0.000000                                                                   4.957000                        11876662
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          5.704000                                              0.000000                                                                   5.704000

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)
 GB00BJDQQ870                                 32618                                    11844044                                     0.013000                            4.944000
 Sub Total 8.A                                11876662                                                                              4.957000%

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

 Sub Total 8.B1

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

 Sub Total 8.B2

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
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain 1)                                                              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited  0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Limited                0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO Asset Management (Holdings) Plc                         0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO AM Group (Holdings) Limited                             0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO AM Group (Management) Limited                           0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO AM Holdings Limited                                     0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO Asset Management Limited                                0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain 2)                                                              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            TAM UK International Holdings Limited                       0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited             0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH                      0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sarl                 0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Holdings Limited                               0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            TAM UK Holdings Limited                                     0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            TC Financing Limited                                        0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Limited                       0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%

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

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited,
which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings
Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is
itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly
owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly
owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned
by Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited, which is itself wholly
owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned
by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

BMO Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by BMO AM Holdings Limited, which
is wholly owned by BMO AM Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by
BMO AM Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by BMO Asset Management
(Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by BMO Global Asset Management (Europe)
Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK
International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

12. Date of Completion

25-Feb-2022

13. Place Of Completion

Swindon, UK

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