John Laing Group plc Holding(s) in Company (6637M)

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RNS Number : 6637M

John Laing Group plc

22 September 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BVC3CB83

Issuer Name

JOHN LAING GROUP 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)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

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

20-Sep-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Sep-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                7.173851                1.700566                8.874417                43828145 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)            6.869649                1.705769                8.575418 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

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    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB00BVC3CB83                                       35429544                                        7.173851 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A              35429544                                        7.173851% 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 
Type of financial           Expiration date   Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
instrument                                                                that may be acquired if 
                                                                          the instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/converted 
 Right to recall             N/A               N/A                         115816                    0.023451 
                            ================  ==========================  ========================  ================== 
Sub Total 8.B1                                                             115816                      0.023451% 
                                                                          ========================  ================== 
 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 
Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/conversion   Physical or cash    Number of voting    % of voting rights 
instrument                            period                settlement          rights 
 Swaps               29/04/2022        N/A                   Cash                13054               0.002643 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
 Swaps               24/05/2022        N/A                   Cash                496049              0.100441 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
 Swaps               20/07/2022        N/A                   Cash                1000000             0.202482 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
 Swaps               21/07/2022        N/A                   Cash                1000000             0.202482 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
 Swaps               22/07/2022        N/A                   Cash                1000000             0.202482 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
 Swaps               29/07/2022        N/A                   Cash                4548229             0.920935 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
 Swaps               10/08/2022        N/A                   Cash                125000              0.025310 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
 Swaps               11/08/2022        N/A                   Cash                100453              0.020340 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
Sub Total 8.B2                                                                   8282785             1.677115% 
                                                                                ==================  ================== 
 

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     Name of controlled       % of voting rights if  % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
person                   undertaking              it equals or is        through financial      equals or is higher 
                                                  higher than the        instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                  notifiable threshold   equals or is higher    threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
   Bank of America          Bank of America, 
   Corporation              National Association 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Bank of America          Merrill Lynch 
    Corporation              International           4.427898                                      4.452501% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Bank of America          BofA Securities 
    Corporation              Europe SA 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

No

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

22-Sep-2021

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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