Biffa plc Holding(s) in Company (3159N)

TIDMBIFF TIDM0QYU

RNS Number : 3159N

Biffa plc

19 January 2023

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BD8DR117

Issuer Name

BIFFA 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

Morgan Stanley

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

 
  Name               City of registered office    Country of registered office 
   Morgan Stanley     Wilmington, Delaware         USA 
                   ===========================  ============================== 
 

4. Details of the shareholder

 
  Name                                       City of registered office    Country of registered office 
   Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc     London                       UNITED KINGDOM 
                                           ===========================  ============================== 
 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

17-Jan-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-Jan-2023

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                8.776845                1.646636                10.423481               31914140 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)            9.033626                1.646636                10.680262 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

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) 
GB00BD8DR117                                       26872545                                        8.776845 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A              26872545                                        8.776845% 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

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 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

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 
 Equity Swap         07/08/2023        at any time           Cash                5041595             1.646636 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
Sub Total 8.B2                                                                   5041595             1.646636% 
                                                                                ==================  ================== 
 

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 
   Morgan Stanley 
   (Chain 1) 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Morgan Stanley           Morgan Stanley 
   (Chain 1)                International 
                            Holdings Inc. 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Morgan Stanley           Morgan Stanley 
   (Chain 1)                International 
                            Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Morgan Stanley           Morgan Stanley 
   (Chain 1)                Investments (UK) 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Morgan Stanley           Morgan Stanley & Co. 
    (Chain 1)                International plc       8.776845                                      10.423481% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

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

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

19-Jan-2023

13. Place Of Completion

Glasgow

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [e-mail] or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.

END

HOLBLMATMTIBBMJ

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 19, 2023 10:43 ET (15:43 GMT)