Holding(s) in Company
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Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiary Merrill Lynch International, has acquired a significant stake in EasyJet PLC, crossing a notification threshold on October 21, 2026. The total holding now stands at 8.53% of voting rights, comprising 4.02% directly attached to shares and 4.50% through financial instruments, representing a total of 64,629,027 voting rights. This acquisition marks an increase from their previous notification, which reported a total holding of 8.46%.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
| 1. Issuer Details |
ISIN
| GB00B7KR2P84 |
Issuer Name
| EASYJET PLC |
UK or Non-UK Issuer
| UK |
| 2. Reason for Notification |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation |
Name
| Bank of America Corporation |
City of registered office (if applicable)
| Wilmington |
Country of registered office (if applicable)
| United States |
| 4. Details of the shareholder |
| Name | City of registered office | Country of registered office |
| Merrill Lynch International | London | United Kingdom |
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached |
| 21-Oct-2026 |
| 6. Date on which Issuer notified |
| 22-Oct-2026 |
| 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 |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 4.022887 | 4.503258 | 8.526145 | 64629027 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 3.954809 | 4.504911 | 8.459720 |
| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached |
| 8A. Voting rights attached to shares |
| Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) | Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) | % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
| GB00B7KR2P84 | 30481076 | 4.021197 | ||
| US2778562098 | 12808 | 0.001690 | ||
| Sub Total 8.A | 30493884 | 4.022887% | ||
| 8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a)) |
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
| Right to Recall | n/a | n/a | 228821 | 0.030187 |
| Physical Option | 27/05/2027 | n/a | 467 | 0.000062 |
| Sub Total 8.B1 | 229288 | 0.030249% | ||
| 8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b)) |
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| Swaps | 15/10/2027 | n/a | Cash | 501268 | 0.066129 |
| Swaps | 20/03/2029 | n/a | Cash | 1748652 | 0.230690 |
| Swaps | 23/02/2027 | n/a | Cash | 2003550 | 0.264317 |
| Swaps | 07/09/2027 | n/a | Cash | 68779 | 0.009074 |
| Swaps | 07/05/2030 | n/a | Cash | 9028 | 0.001192 |
| Swaps | 24/06/2027 | n/a | Cash | 491088 | 0.064787 |
| Swaps | 30/04/2027 | n/a | Cash | 28967932 | 3.821576 |
| Swaps | 30/06/2027 | n/a | Cash | 981 | 0.000129 |
| Swaps | 09/09/2027 | n/a | Cash | 114577 | 0.015115 |
| Sub Total 8.B2 | 33905855 | 4.473009% | |||
| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation |
| 2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary) |
| Ultimate controlling person | Name of controlled undertaking | % 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 |
| Bank of America Corporation | Bank of America, National Association | |||
| Bank of America Corporation | Merrill Lynch B.V. | |||
| Bank of America Corporation | U.S. Trust Co of Delaware | |||
| Bank of America Corporation | Merrill Lynch International | 4.021131 | 4.222622 | 8.243753% |
| Bank of America Corporation | BofA Securities Europe SA | |||
| Bank of America Corporation | BofA Securities, Inc. |
| 10. In case of proxy voting |
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
If date does not apply, explain below
| 11. Additional Information |
| 12. Date of Completion |
| 22-Oct-2026 |
| 13. Place Of Completion |
| London, United Kingdom |
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