Last checked at 22 Mar 2024 11:30
22 March 2024
HALEON PLC
("Haleon" or "the Company")?
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BMX86B70
Issuer Name
HALEON PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Pfizer Inc.
City of registered office (if applicable)
New York
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United States of America
4. Details of the shareholder
Name | City of registered office | Country of registered office |
Guaranty Nominees Limited | London | United Kingdom |
BofA Securities, Inc. | Wilmington, Delaware | United States of America |
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
21-Mar-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
21-Mar-2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights held in issuer | |
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 22.580000 | 0.000000 | 22.580000 | 2062236079 |
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 32.000000 | 0.000000 | 32.000000 |
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) | Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) | % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
Ordinary Shares GB00BMX86B70 | 1667778175 | 18.260000 | ||
Restricted ADSs | 394457904 | 4.320000 | ||
Sub Total 8.A | 2062236079 | 22.580000% | ||
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B1 | ||||
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B2 | |||||
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
1. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.
Ultimate controlling person | Name of controlled undertaking | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
This notification relates to the sale by Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer") of a portion of its interest in Haleon plc ("Haleon").
Pfizer sold 594,000,000 Haleon ordinary shares and 196,554,820 ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares, each representing two ordinary shares ("ADSs") pursuant to a global offer. In connection with the global offer, Haleon repurchased 102,272,727 ordinary shares from Pfizer in accordance with the terms of a share purchase deed between Haleon and Pfizer dated 11 September 2023 and approved by Haleon's shareholders at its annual general meeting on 20 April 2023.
These calculations are based on an issued share capital of Haleon of 9,132,301,104 ordinary shares, following cancellation of the 102,272,727 ordinary shares repurchased from Pfizer, as communicated by Haleon in their announcement on total voting rights and capital dated 21 March 2024.
Pfizer holds its ordinary shares in Haleon through (i) BofA Securities, Inc., and (ii) Guaranty Nominees Limited (in respect of the ADSs), which hold the legal title to those shares on Pfizer's behalf.
12. Date of Completion
21-Mar-2024
13. Place Of Completion
New York, USA
Amanda Mellor, Company Secretary