RNS Number : 6998T
Bunzl PLC
07 October 2014
 



 

 

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

 

 

Bunzl plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):


 

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

 

Massachusetts Financial Services

Company

 

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

 

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

 

2 October 2014

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

6 October 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

 

10%


 

  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                            

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

 

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of

Shares

Number of

Voting

Rights

Number of

shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

 

Ordinary 32.14857p

GB00B0744B38

 

 

33,273,497

 

 

33,273,497



 

 

33,452,090


 

 

10.0043%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights






 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

xv, xvi

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix,

xx






 

Nominal

 

Delta



 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 

33,452,090

 

10.0043%
 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
 
 
     BUNZL PLC- B0744B3
     Holdings as of 2 October 2014
 
 
                                    Entity                                              Holding         Percentage
 
MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.a.r.l..
 
32,506
Held
0.0097%
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd
392,188
0.1173%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
30,089,866
8.9988%
MFSHeritageTrustCompany
935,807
0.2799%
MFS Institutional Advisors,Inc.
1,757,461
0.5256%
MFS International (U.K.) Ltd
206,404
0.0617%
MFS Investment Management K.K
.
27,858
0.0113%
 
 
 
 
 
Notifiable Interest
33,452,090
10.0043%
 
Shares Outstanding
 
334,376,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

 

N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

 

N/A


 

 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

   Paul Hussey

 

15. Contact telephone number:

  020 7725 5000

 


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