Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4015J
Hays PLC
09 April 2020
 

TR-1: S tandard 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 attached ii :

 

Hays 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


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii:


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Minneapolis, USA

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

Name

State Street Nominees Limited

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)


5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

06/04/2020

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

08/04/2020

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 issuer vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

10.400%

0.000%

10.400%

1,677,726,457

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

5.097%

0.000%

5.097%


 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% 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)

GB0004161021

570,496

173,915,561

0.034%

10.366%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

174,486,057

10.400%


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

settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights










SUBTOTAL 8.B.2




 

 

 

 

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) issuer xiii


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

Name xv

% 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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

  %

  %

  %

Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH

  %

  %

  %

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL

  %

  %

  %

Threadneedle Holdings Limited

  %

  %

  %

TAM UK Holdings Limited

  %

  %

  %

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited

  %

  %

  %

TC Financing Limited

  %

  %

  %

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited

  10.396 %

  %

10.396%

 




Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

%

%

%

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

%

%

%


10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:840

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 information xvi

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 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

 

Place of completion

Swindon, UK

Date of completion

08/04/2020

 


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