TR-1: Standard form for notification of major
holdings
1. Issuer
Details
ISIN
GB00B1L5QH97
Issuer
Name
THE RANK 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
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
City of
registered office (if applicable)
Minneapolis
Country of
registered office (if applicable)
United States
4. Details of
the shareholder
Full name of
shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above
City of
registered office (if applicable)
Country of
registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on
which the threshold was crossed or reached
29-Apr-2024
6. Date on
which Issuer notified
01-May-2024
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
|
2.727000
|
0.000000
|
2.727000
|
12772861
|
|
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
|
7.646
|
0.000
|
7.646
|
|
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)
|
|
GB00B1L5QH97
|
0
|
12772861
|
0.000000
|
2.727000
|
|
Sub Total 8.A
|
12772861
|
2.727000%
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total 8.B2
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain 1)
|
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
TAM UK International Holdings Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Threadneedle Holdings Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
TAM UK Holdings Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
TC Financing Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain 2)
|
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK
International Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe)
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings)
Plc
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings)
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management)
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia Threadneedle Holdings
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia Threadneedle Management
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
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
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly
owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself
wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly
owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly
owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself
wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by
Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly
owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is
wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is
wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is
wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International
Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial,
Inc.
12. Date of
Completion
01-May-2024
13. Place Of
Completion
Swindon, UK