Bunzl PLC Holding(s) in Company (2705S)
20 December 2016 - 1:55AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBNZL
RNS Number : 2705S
Bunzl PLC
19 December 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or Bunzl plc
the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached: (ii)
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with
similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please
specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) MFS Investment Management
subject to the
notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) MFS invests in securities
(if different from 3.):(iv) of the issuer on behalf of
its various mutual funds and
institutional account clients.
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5. Date of the transaction 15 December 2016
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 19 December 2016
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or
reached: (vi, vii) 10.00%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Voting rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB00B0744B38 33,482,646 33,482,646 33,655,503 10.03%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument (xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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33,655,503 10.03%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
(xxi)
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Entity Holding Percentage
Held
MFS Investment Management
(LUX) S.A. 75,410 0.02%
MFS Investment Management
Canada Ltd. 118,799 0.04%
MFS Investment Management 30,435,660 9.07%
MFS Institutional
Advisors, Inc. 732,419 0.22%
MFS International
(U.K.) Ltd. 1,980,756 0.59%
MFS Investment Management
K.K. 208,612 0.06%
MFS International
Singapore Pte. Ltd. 103,847 0.03%
Notifiable Interest 33,655,503 10.03%
Shares Outstanding 335,583,504
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A
holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Paul Hussey, Company Secretary,
Bunzl plc
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15. Contact telephone number: 0207 725 5000
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