GKN PLC Holding(s) in Company
April 16 2018 - 3:46AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMGKN
GKN plc (the "Company")
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800QNZ22GS95OSW84
Classification of Information: 2.3 Major shareholding notifications
The following notification was received by the Company on 13 April 2018.
Katie Lewis
Assistant Secretary
16 April 2018
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 GKN PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attachedii:
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 obligationiv
Name Bank of America Corporation
City and country of registered office (if Wilmington, DE, United States
applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name Merrill Lynch International
City and country of registered office (if London, UK
applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or 11th April 2018
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 13th April 2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both in Total number of
rights attached through financial % (8.A + 8.B) voting rights of
to shares (total instruments issuervii
of 8. A) (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
Resulting 8.001% 5.059% 13.060% 1,718,902,276
situation on the
date on which
threshold was
crossed or reached
Position of 6.547% 5.003% 11.550%
previous
notification (if
applicable)
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 Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
possible) (Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of
Directive 2004/ Directive 2004/109/ 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) Directive 2004/
109/EC) (DTR5.1) EC) (DTR5.2.1) 109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
GB0030646508 0 137,525,239 0% 8.001%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 8.001%
137,525,239
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument datex Conversion Periodxi that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/converted.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 N/A N/A
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 Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash Number of % of voting
financial datex Conversion settlementxii voting rights rights
instrument Period xi
Exchange Traded N/A N/A Cash Settled 64 0.000%
Funds
OTC Option over 20-Dec-19 N/A Cash Settled 185,969 0.011%
Index
Index Futures 15-Jun-18 N/A Cash Settled 65,868 0.004%
Swaps 17-Apr-2018 N/A Cash Settled 15,560,925 0.905%
Swaps 19-Apr-2018 N/A Cash Settled 15,000,000 0.873%
Swaps 20-Jul-2018 N/A Cash Settled 112,695 0.007%
Swaps 07-Aug-2018 N/A Cash Settled 5,081,869 0.296%
Swaps 10-Oct-2018 N/A Cash Settled 149 0.000%
Swaps 31-Oct-2018 N/A Cash Settled 26,621 0.002%
Swaps 31-Dec-2018 N/A Cash Settled 70,533 0.004%
Swaps 31-Jan-2019 N/A Cash Settled 119,307 0.007%
Swaps 13-Feb-2019 N/A Cash Settled 205,918 0.012%
Swaps 11-Mar-2019 N/A Cash Settled 64,750 0.004%
Swaps 11-Apr-2019 N/A Cash Settled 42,953,458 2.499%
Swaps 15-Apr-2019 N/A Cash Settled 7,443 0.000%
Swaps 30-Apr-2019 N/A Cash Settled 406,810 0.024%
Swaps 10-May-2019 N/A Cash Settled 1,138,910 0.066%
Swaps 13-May-2019 N/A Cash Settled 1,856,000 0.108%
Swaps 29-May-2019 N/A Cash Settled 17,881 0.001%
Swaps 31-May-2019 N/A Cash Settled 3,489,363 0.203%
Swaps 26-Jun-2019 N/A Cash Settled 1,470 0.000%
Swaps 06-Apr-2020 N/A Cash Settled 500,000 0.029%
Swaps 15-Feb-2023 N/A Cash Settled 91,011 0.005%
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 86,957,013 5.059%
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 X
the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Namexv % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if it
if it equals or is through financial equals or is higher
higher than the instruments if it than the notifiable
notifiable equals or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A
NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A
BofAML Jersey Holdings N/A N/A N/A
Limited
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 N/A N/A N/A
Limited
ML UK Capital Holdings N/A N/A N/A
Limited
Merrill Lynch International 7.887% N/A 9.900%
Namexv % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if it
if it equals or is through financial equals or is higher
higher than the instruments if it than the notifiable
notifiable equals or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A
NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A
BAC North America Holding N/A N/A N/A
Company
BANA Holding Corporation N/A N/A N/A
Bank of America, National N/A 3.045% 3.050%
Association
U.S. Trust Company of N/A N/A N/A
Delaware
Namexv % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if it
if it equals or is through financial equals or is higher
higher than the instruments if it than the notifiable
notifiable equals or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
Bank of America Corporation N/A N/A N/A
NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A
BAC North America Holding N/A N/A N/A
Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, N/A N/A N/A
Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Namexv % of voting rights if % of voting rights Total of both if
it equals or is higher through financial it equals or is
than the notifiable instruments if it higher than the
threshold equals or is higher notifiable
than the notifiable threshold
threshold
Bank of America N/A N/A N/A
Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A
N/A
BAC North America N/A N/A N/A
Holding Company
BANA Holding Corporation N/A N/A N/A
Bank of America, N/A 3.045% 3.050%
National Association
Managed Account Advisors N/A N/A N/A
LLC
Namexv % of voting rights if % of voting rights Total of both if
it equals or is higher through financial it equals or is
than the notifiable instruments if it higher than the
threshold equals or is higher notifiable
than the notifiable threshold
threshold
Bank of America N/A N/A N/A
Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation N/A N/A N/A
BAC North America N/A N/A N/A
Holding Company
BANA Holding Corporation N/A N/A N/A
Bank of America, N/A 3.045% 3.050%
National Association
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
Place of completion United Kingdom
Date of completion 13th April 2018
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