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TR1: Notification

RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 1838S

Robert Walters PLC

07 July 2020

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:			Robert Walters PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ: As of 1 July 2020, Merian Global Investors Limited is owned by Jupiter Fund Management Plc. Any positions in Merian Global Investors Limited are transferred to Jupiter Fund Management Plc. The disclosure also highlights the 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 entity detailed within Section 9, following this change of ownership.						X
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			Jupiter Fund Management Plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name			Citibank
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			01/07/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			03/07/2020
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 of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	6.41%	0.06%		6.47%	76,067,535
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^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights^ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0008475088				4,880,697					6.41%


SUBTOTAL 8. A		4,880,697					6.41%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights



			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash settlement^xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
CFD								46,402	0.06%


					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii
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 entity^xiv(please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name	% 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
Jupiter Fund Management Plc
Jupiter Fund Management Group Limited
Jupiter Asset Management Group Limited
Knightsbridge Asset Management Limited
Jupiter Investment Management Group Limited
Jupiter Asset Management Limited

Jupiter Fund Management Plc
Merian Global Investors Limited
Merian Global Investors (Jersey) Limited
Merian Global Investors (Finance) Limited
Merian Global Investors Holdings Limited
Merian Global Investors (UK) Limited	6.41%		6.47%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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^xvi

Contact : Claire Rodway Telephone Number : 0203 817 1441

Place of completion	London, UK
Date of completion	3^rd July 2020

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RNS metadata

Title: TR1: Notification
Time: 07:00:06
Date: 7 Jul 2020
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 1838S