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Bunzl PLC
02 June 2017
 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
 



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

X

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

William H. Gates III

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Cascade Investment, L.L.C.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

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

30 May 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 June 2017

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

Below 7%



 

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 shares

23,505,568

23,505,568



23,421,141


6.98%

GB00B0744B38


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

23,421,141

6.98%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 

Cascade Investment, L.L.C. - 5.36% of voting rights (17,976,530 shares)

 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust - 1.62% of voting rights (5,444,611 shares)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


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


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




13. Additional information:

All percentages in this TR-1 are calculated based on 335,672,283 total voting rights of Bunzl plc on the trade date of 30 May 2017.

14. Contact name:

Paul Hussey, Company Secretary, Bunzl plc

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 725 5009

 

 


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