Standard Form TR-1

RNS Number : 2926C

Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC

18 January 2018

 



Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i

1.        Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Bank of Cyprus Holdings plc
2.        Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [ ] 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: Eaton Vance Corp.		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Boston, United States
4.        Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
5.        Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 4th January, 2018
6.        Date on which issuer notified: 17th January, 2018
7.        Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
8.        Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)		% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.22%		0%	3.22%	14,378,694
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Not applicable		Not applicable	Not applicable

9.        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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE00BD5B1Y92	14,378,694	0	3.22%	0%
SUBTOTAL A	14,378,694		3.22%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
			Number of voting
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi	rights that may be acquired if the instrument is	% of voting rights
			exercised/converted.
Not applicable
		SUBTOTAL B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash settlementxii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Not applicable
			SUBTOTAL B.2

10.      Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): [ ] 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) issuer.xiii [X] 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:
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
Eaton Vance Corp.	3.22%	0%	3.22%
Eaton Vance Management	3.22%	0%	3.22%
Boston Management and Research	3.03%	0%	3.03%

1.         In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]

2.         Additional informationxvi: Eaton Vance Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Boston Management and Research is a direct majority owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Eaton Vance Corp. is the ultimate parent company of multiple investment advisers, each of which manages client accounts that hold shares of the issuer. Other than Eaton Vance Management and Boston Management and Research, none of the underlying investment adviser subsidiaries or client accounts holds an individually reportable position in shares of the issuer.

Done at Boston, United States on 17th January, 2018.

 

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