Purchase of Shares by Employee Benefit Trust

Peel Hunt Limited

20 June 2023

 

20 June 2023

Peel Hunt Limited

Purchase of Shares by Employee Benefit Trust

Peel Hunt Limited announces that JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Limited as trustee for the Peel Hunt Employee Benefit Trust, has acquired further shares in the Company in line with the intention stated in the 2022 annual report and accounts and now holds 4,929,685 Peel Hunt ordinary shares of no par value, representing 4.01 per cent. of the Company's voting rights. Further information is set out in the TR1 forms below.

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 issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:			Peel Hunt Limited
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						N/A
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						N/A
Other (please specify) iii:						N/A
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			JTC plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name			JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Jersey
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:			24.01.2023
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			24.01.2023
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 (8.A + 8.B) vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.014%				4,929,685
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

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 (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GG00BLGZJW08		4,929,685					4.014%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		4,929,685					4.014%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (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 DTR5.3.1R (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 (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv
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
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Limited	4.014%		4.014%
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 information xvi
The Issued Share Capital Position was 122,807,085 shares as at 24.01.2023

Place of completion	Jersey, Channel Islands
Date of completion	16.06.2023

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 issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:			Peel Hunt Limited
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						N/A
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						N/A
Other (please specify) iii:						N/A
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			JTC plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name			JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Jersey
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:			29.09.2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			29.09.2022
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 (8.A + 8.B) vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.014%				3,701,617
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

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 (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GG00BLGZJW08		3,701,617					3.014%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		3,701,617					3.014%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (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 DTR5.3.1R (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 (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv
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
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Limited	3.014%		3.014%
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 information xvi
The Issued Share Capital Position was 122,807,085 shares as at 29.09.2022

Place of completion	Jersey, Channel Islands
Date of completion	16.06.2023

For further information, please contact:

Peel Hunt via MHP
Steven Fine, CEO Sunil Dhall, CFOO
Engine MHP (Financial PR) [phone]
Tim Rowntree
Charlie Barker
Robert Collett-Creedy
[e-mail]
Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser) [phone]
Colin Aaronson
Sam Littler

Notes to editors:

Peel Hunt is a leading specialist in UK investment banking. Our purpose is to guide and nurture people through the evolution of business. We achieve this through a proven, joined-up approach that consistently delivers value to UK corporates, global institutions and trading counterparties alike.

 

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