RNS Number : 7967Q

Royal Mail PLC

21 February 2019

Royal Mail plc

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

Company Number: 8680755

LSE Share Code: RMG

ISIN:  GB00BDVZYZ77

LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Royal Mail plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			JPMorgan Chase & Co.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			J.P. Morgan Securities Plc JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			19 February 2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			21 February 2019
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.53%	4.76%		5.30%	1,000,000,000
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A		N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix				% of voting rights
	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BDVZYZ77			5,344,772			0.53%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	5,344,772				0.53%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.		% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash settlementxii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/04/2019	12/04/2019	Cash	900,275	0.09%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/04/2019	18/04/2019	Cash	276,178	0.03%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	21/05/2019	21/05/2019	Cash	3,268,154	0.33%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/06/2019	12/06/2019	Cash	81,607	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/06/2019	17/06/2019	Cash	40,408	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/07/2019	02/07/2019	Cash	29,932	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/07/2019	11/07/2019	Cash	750,729	0.08%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/08/2019	02/08/2019	Cash	57,723	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/08/2019	05/08/2019	Cash	7,344	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/09/2019	03/09/2019	Cash	292,645	0.03%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/10/2019	02/10/2019	Cash	122,470	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	23/10/2019	23/10/2019	Cash	1,391,705	0.14%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/10/2019	24/10/2019	Cash	349,426	0.03%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	25/10/2019	25/10/2019	Cash	204,904	0.02%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	28/10/2019	28/10/2019	Cash	24,483	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/11/2019	04/11/2019	Cash	14,646	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/11/2019	08/11/2019	Cash	97,369	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	25/11/2019	25/11/2019	Cash	866,209	0.09%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/12/2019	03/12/2019	Cash	317,171	0.03%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/12/2019	06/12/2019	Cash	697,386	0.07%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/12/2019	12/12/2019	Cash	126,000	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/12/2019	31/12/2019	Cash	141,763	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/01/2020	03/01/2020	Cash	165,553	0.02%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/01/2020	06/01/2020	Cash	197,236	0.02%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/02/2020	04/02/2020	Cash	27,713	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/02/2020	12/02/2020	Cash	7,383,270	0.74%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/02/2020	17/02/2020	Cash	170,252	0.02%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/02/2020	24/02/2020	Cash	4,149,658	0.41%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/03/2020	03/03/2020	Cash	5,235	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/03/2020	17/03/2020	Cash	2,351,419	0.24%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	06/04/2020	06/04/2020	Cash	317,242	0.03%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/05/2020	05/05/2020	Cash	393,693	0.04%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/05/2020	29/05/2020	Cash	827,689	0.08%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	01/06/2020	01/06/2020	Cash	836,263	0.08%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	31/07/2020	31/07/2020	Cash	1,922,657	0.19%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/08/2020	07/08/2020	Cash	686,864	0.07%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/08/2020	10/08/2020	Cash	294,263	0.03%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/08/2020	11/08/2020	Cash	1,570,075	0.16%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/08/2020	12/08/2020	Cash	2,608,527	0.26%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	13/08/2020	13/08/2020	Cash	448,906	0.04%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	21/08/2020	21/08/2020	Cash	5,341	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/10/2020	05/10/2020	Cash	89,314	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	15/02/2021	15/02/2021	Cash	724,076	0.07%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	04/02/2022	04/02/2022	Cash	99,134	0.01%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/02/2023	08/02/2023	Cash	12,290,852	1.23%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	20/07/2023	20/07/2023	Cash	158	0.00%
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2	47,623,917	4.76%

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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited
J.P. Morgan Securities plc		4.76%	5.28%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A
11. Additional informationxvi
Table 8A) Includes stock borrows of 17,633,358 (1.76%) Chain of controlled undertakings: JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%) J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%) J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%) J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%) JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%) JPMorgan Chase & Co. (100%) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%) J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

Place of completion	London, United Kingdom
Date of completion	21 February 2019

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