Centrica PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2023

Apr 27, 2023

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RNS Number : 6977X

Centrica PLC

27 April 2023

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B033F229

Issuer Name

CENTRICA PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Merrill Lynch International	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

25-Apr-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-Apr-2023

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	6.370613	6.428815	12.799428	729978739
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.445840	5.768721	10.214561

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)
GB00B033F229		363187030		6.368113
US15639K3005		142596		0.002500
Sub Total 8.A	363329626		6.370613%

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
Right to Recall	N/A	N/A	12704787	0.222765
Physical Swaps	15/06/2023		78000000	1.367650
Sub Total 8.B1			90704787	1.590415%

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
Swaps	02/05/2023	N/A	Cash	19466000	0.341316
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	27220000	0.477275
Swaps	11/05/2023	N/A	Cash	13000000	0.227942
Swaps	09/06/2023	N/A	Cash	15892358	0.278656
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	12303	0.000216
Swaps	14/07/2023	N/A	Cash	31822000	0.557966
Swaps	30/11/2023	N/A	Cash	5272410	0.092446
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	154297	0.002705
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	35281	0.000619
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	371739	0.006518
Swaps	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	12188114	0.213706
Swaps	22/04/2024	N/A	Cash	427467	0.007495
Swaps	10/06/2024	N/A	Cash	18662	0.000327
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	15000000	0.263010
Swaps	26/07/2024	N/A	Cash	4466307	0.078312
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	10455530	0.183327
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	426312	0.007475
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	1839483	0.032253
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	115436019	2.024052
Swaps	25/04/2025	N/A	Cash	372740	0.006536
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	19916	0.000349
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	26311	0.000461
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	2021077	0.035438
Sub Total 8.B2				275944326	4.838400%

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
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association			4.288815%
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities. Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	4.344061	4.144208	8.488268%
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

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

12. Date of Completion

26-Apr-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)

Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

Registered in England & Wales number: 3033654

Legal Entity Identifier number: E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

ISIN number: GB00B033F229

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