BlackRock, Inc. has notified Elementis PLC of an acquisition of voting rights, crossing the threshold of 5% on August 1, 2024. BlackRock, Inc. now holds a total of 5.00% of voting rights attached to shares, with 4.79% from direct voting rights and 0.21% through financial instruments. This amounts to a total of 29,664,290 voting rights held in the issuer.
The notification also includes details of the controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and financial instruments are effectively held by BlackRock, Inc. The chain of controlled undertakings includes various entities such as BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., and others.
The financial instruments held by BlackRock, Inc. include securities lending and contracts for difference (CFD), with a total of 0.19% and 0.02% of voting rights respectively. The notification provides a comprehensive breakdown of the percentage of voting rights and the number of voting rights associated with each financial instrument.
This notification is in accordance with the TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings, and it provides a detailed overview of the acquisition of voting rights by BlackRock, Inc. in Elementis PLC.