BlackRock, Inc. has acquired voting rights in Land Securities Group PLC. The acquisition took place on December 19, 2023, and was notified to the issuer on December 20, 2023. The total percentage of voting rights held by BlackRock, Inc. is 10.38%, with 9.97% of voting rights attached to shares and 0.41% of voting rights through financial instruments. The total number of voting rights held by BlackRock, Inc. in Land Securities Group PLC is 77,468,627.
The notification also provides details of the chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and financial instruments are effectively held by BlackRock, Inc. These include BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd., BlackRock HK Holdco Limited, BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l., BlackRock Japan Holdings GK, BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., Trident Merger, LLC, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC, BlackRock Cayman 1 LP, BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited, BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited, BlackRock Group Limited, BlackRock Finance Europe Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd., BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited, BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc., and BlackRock Institution.
This notification is in accordance with the standard form for notification of major holdings (TR-1) and is required when there is an acquisition or disposal of voting rights in a company.