Regulatory News

Notification of Major Holdings

07 July 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BLS0XX25

Issuer Name

EQUALS GROUP 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

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States of America

4. Details of the shareholder

Name

City of registered office

Country of registered office

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited



5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

05-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-Jul-2022

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 held in issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

3.661858%

1.364499%

5.026357%

9083262

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 reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BLS0XX25


6617440


3.661858%

Sub Total 8.A

6617440

3.661858%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

 





Sub Total 8.B1




8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Cash Settled Equity Swap

N/A

N/A

Cash

2465822

1.364499%

Sub Total 8.B2


2465822

1.364499%

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 person

Name of controlled undertaking

% 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 Asset Management Holdings Inc

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited



5.026357%

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

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.
JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)

12. Date of Completion

06-Jul-2022

13. Place Of Completion

Hyderabad, India