Bunzl PLC Holding(s) in Company (2020Z)

TIDMBNZL

RNS Number : 2020Z

Bunzl PLC

13 December 2017

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) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                 Bunzl plc 
 or the underlying issuer 
 of existing shares to which 
 voting rights are attached(ii) 
 : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                             Massachusetts Financial 
                                   Services Company ("MFS") 
 City and country of registered   Boston, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
  3.)(v) 
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 Name                             MFS invests in securities 
                                   of the Issuer on behalf 
                                   of its various mutual funds 
                                   and institutional account 
                                   clients. 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold   11/12/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer          12/12/2017 
  notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                   % of voting    % of voting       Total of       Total number 
                      rights         rights         both in %       of voting 
                     attached       through        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                    to shares      financial                        issuer(vii) 
                    (total of     instruments 
                      8. A)        (total of 
                                  8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                       2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached       10.02                         10.02             335,930,006 
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 Position 
 of previous 
 notification 
 (if 
 applicable)       9.99                          9.99 
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  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on 
   the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type       Number of voting rights(ix)   % of voting rights 
   of 
   shares 
   ISIN code (if 
   possible) 
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                      Direct        Indirect                 Direct                 Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of       (Art 10                 (Art 9 of                (Art 10 
                    Directive     of Directive              Directive              of Directive 
                   2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC) 
                     (DTR5.1)      (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)                (DTR5.2.1) 
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  ORD 
   GB00BYN59130                   33,644,264                                      10.02 
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  SUBTOTAL 8. 
   A                       33,644,264                                10.02 
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  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
   of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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  Type of          Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting                 % of voting 
  financial         date(x)        Conversion     rights that                      rights 
  instrument                       Period(xi)     may be acquired 
                                                  if the instrument 
                                                  is 
                                                  exercised/converted. 
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                                  SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                   B 1 
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  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
   according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
   (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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  Type of          Expiration     Exercise/      Physical          Number         % of voting 
  financial         date(x)       Conversion     or cash           of voting       rights 
  instrument                      Period         settlement(xii)   rights 
                                  (xi) 
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                                                 SUBTOTAL 
                                                  8.B.2 
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 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                                          X 
  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) 
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    Name(xv)       % of voting             % of voting                    Total of both 
                   rights if it           rights through                   if it equals 
                   equals or is        financial instruments               or is higher 
                   higher than             if it equals                 than the notifiable 
                       the                 or is higher                      threshold 
                    notifiable          than the notifiable 
                    threshold                threshold 
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 Massachusetts 
  Financial 
  Services 
  Company          8.99                                            8.99 
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 MFS Heritage 
  Trust Company    0.23                                            0.23 
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 MFS Investment 
  Management 
  Company (LUX) 
  S.a.r.l.         0.01                                            0.01 
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 MFS 
  Institutional 
  Advisors, Inc.   0.57                                            0.57 
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 MFS 
  International 
  Australia Pty. 
  Ltd              0.01                                            0.01 
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 MFS 
  International 
  (U.K.) Ltd.      0.06                                            0.06 
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 MFS Investment 
  Management 

  K.K.             0.12                                            0.12 
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 MFS Investment 
  Management 
  Canada Limited   0.03                                            0.03 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of          Boston 
  completion 
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 Date of           12/12/2017 
  completion 
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