Auction Technology Group PLC received a notification of major holdings from BlackRock, Inc. on 11th March 2024. BlackRock, Inc. acquired voting rights in the company, crossing the threshold on 8th March 2024. The total positions of BlackRock, Inc. after the threshold was crossed or reached include 5.05% of voting rights attached to shares and 1.89% of voting rights through financial instruments, totaling 6.94% with a total of 8,469,241 voting rights held in the issuer.
The details of the resulting situation on the date the threshold was crossed or reached include 5.05% of direct voting rights and 1.64% through securities lending. Additionally, 0.25% of voting rights are held through a Contract for Difference (CFD). The notification also provides a 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.
In case of proxy voting, the name of the proxy holder, the number and % of voting rights held, and the date until which the voting rights will be held are not provided in the notification. The notification was completed on 11th March 2024. For additional information, the BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team can be contacted at 020 7743 3650.