Holding(s) in Company

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Regulatory News | 01 Jun, 2020

Updated : 17:28

RNS Number : 5970O
AA PLC
01 June 2020
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGSi

 

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

AA 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

X

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

Albert Bridge Capital LLP

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

Albert Bridge Capital is the appointed discretionary Investment Manager to several managed accounts and a fund and under the terms of the investment management agreements, it holds the power to vote any physical shareholdings held by these clients. The only individual client holding a position exceeding the notifiable threshold is the managed account for the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Austin, Texas, USA

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

28 May 2020

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

01 June 2020

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

10.424%

5.260%

15.684%

618,158,627

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

10.406%

5.931%

16.337%

 

       

 

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
shares

ISIN 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)

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64,436,901

 

10.424%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

64,436,901

10.424%

 

 

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
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

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

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Equity swap

19-Oct-2020

 

Cash

1,327,107

0.215%

Equity swap

18-Nov-2020

 

Cash

133,120

0.022%

Equity swap

17-Dec-2020

 

Cash

180,680

0.029%

Equity swap

17-Mar-2021

 

Cash

18,482,318

2.990%

Equity swap

19-May-2021

 

Cash

1,457,851

0.236%

Equity swap

23-Feb-2022

 

Cash

10,936,663

1.769%

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

32,517,739

5.260%

 

 

          

 

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 entity
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

 

Albert Bridge Capital LLP is controlled by Andrew Dickson.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

11. Additional informationxvi

Albert Bridge Capital acts as Investment Manager and the shares reported on this Notification are owned by client accounts (managed accounts and AIFs) under its discretionary investment management. Albert Bridge Capital has the ability to vote any physical shareholdings held by these clients.

     

 

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

01 June 2020

 


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