Bunzl PLC Holding(s) in Company (0599H)

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RNS Number : 0599H

Bunzl PLC

02 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                             Bunzl plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                     William H. Gates III 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                          Cascade Investment, L.L.C. 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                       Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 
                                                                                              Trust 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                             30 May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                1 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                               Below 7% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                    triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number             Number          Number of                % of voting 
                 of                of                 of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                             rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  shares        23,505,568        23,505,568                                    23,421,141                  6.98% 
               ----------------  -----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B0744B38 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                          Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                         rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 23,421,141                                            6.98% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Cascade Investment, L.L.C. - 5.36% of voting rights 
   (17,976,530 shares) 
 
   Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust - 1.62% of voting 
   rights (5,444,611 shares) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                                                All percentages in this TR-1 
  13. Additional information:                                   are calculated based on 335,672,283 
                                                                total voting rights of Bunzl 
                                                                plc on the trade date of 
                                                                30 May 2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Paul Hussey, Company Secretary, 
                                                                 Bunzl plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  0207 725 5009 
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