Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has notified IMI PLC of an acquisition of voting rights, crossing the threshold on February 22, 2024. The resulting situation on the date of the threshold being reached indicates that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. holds 4.985% of voting rights attached to shares, totaling 13,034,687 voting rights in IMI PLC.

The notification also details the full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. These include various entities such as Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Pyrford International Limited, and others, all ultimately owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Additionally, the notification provides information about proxy voting, stating that Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and that Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, and so on.

The notification offers a comprehensive overview of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.'s acquisition of voting rights in IMI PLC, detailing the percentage of voting rights held, the entities through which these rights are effectively held, and additional information about proxy voting.