Schroders Plc has notified Bunzl PLC of an increase in its voting rights, crossing the threshold on July 2, 2024. The resulting situation on the date of the threshold being reached shows Schroders Plc holding 5.005426% of voting rights, with 4.997741% attached to shares and 0.007685% through financial instruments. This amounts to a total of 16,932,461 voting rights held in Bunzl PLC.

The increase in voting rights is attributed to Schroders Plc holding 16,905,786 direct voting rights and 677 indirect voting rights through shares, as well as 25,998 voting rights through financial instruments with similar economic effect. The financial instruments include cash-settled contracts for difference (CFD).

The notification also includes a detailed chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and financial instruments are effectively held by Schroders Plc. The chain involves various entities under the control of Schroders Plc, ultimately leading to the increase in voting rights in Bunzl PLC.

The completion date of the notification was July 3, 2024. This notification provides transparency regarding the increase in voting rights held by Schroders Plc in Bunzl PLC, in accordance with regulatory requirements.