Close Brothers Group PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 16, 2024

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Close Brothers Group PLC

16 April 2024

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0007668071

Issuer Name

CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

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

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

12-Apr-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

15-Apr-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	1.154031	7.011253	8.165284	12287735
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	1.198115	6.913704	8.111819

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)
GB0007668071		1736374		1.153832
US1890621022		300		0.000199
Sub Total 8.A	1736674		1.154031%

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	114597	0.076150
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	n/a	1524264	1.012884
Sub Total 8.B1			1638861	1.089034%

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	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	1430494	0.950574
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	434000	0.288396
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	535255	0.355680
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	143830	0.095576
Swaps	23/09/2024	N/A	Cash	31557	0.020970
Swaps	23/10/2024	N/A	Cash	1115245	0.741088
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	31254	0.020769
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	48630	0.032315
Swaps	21/02/2025	N/A	Cash	3008000	1.998836
Swaps	28/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1775375	1.179749
Swaps	01/04/2025	N/A	Cash	239551	0.159183
Swaps	30/04/2025	N/A	Cash	1156	0.000768
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	99	0.000066
Swaps	13/10/2025	N/A	Cash	4133	0.002746
Swaps	16/02/2026	N/A	Cash	2174	0.001445
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	106608	0.070842
Swaps	15/10/2026	N/A	Cash	4839	0.003216
Sub Total 8.B2				8912200	5.922219%

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
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International		4.075212	5.228907%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

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

15-Apr-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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