13 February 2024
James Fisher and Sons plc
Notification of Major Holdings
On the 13th February 2024, James Fisher and Sons plc (the "Company") was informed by The Sir John Fisher Foundation (the "Foundation") that, on the 12th February 2024, the Foundation sold 891,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Shares"). Following this transaction, the Foundation now holds approximately 10.6 million Shares, representing approximately 20.99% of the Company's Issued Share Capital.
The Foundation said:
"The Foundation has been a shareholder since receiving Shares by way of settlement from Sir John Fisher in various grants starting in 1979 and has not previously divested of any Shares, funding its charitable commitments from dividend proceeds. The Foundation has a number of charitable commitments, and this share sale provides the liquidity to allow the Trust to continue to deliver its charitable objectives for at least the next two years.
The Foundation remains a supportive and long-term shareholder in the Company."
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i | ||||||
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| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: | James Fisher and Sons plc | |||||
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | ||||||
| Non-UK issuer | | |||||
| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | ||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | |||||
| Other (please specify) iii: | | |||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv | ||||||
| Name | Trustees of the Sir John Fisher Foundation | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom | |||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v | ||||||
| Name | David Hart Jackson, Thomas Peter Meacock, Chris Tomlinson, Julie Elizabeth Barton | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | N/A | |||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: | 12/02/2024 | |||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 13/02/2024 | |||||
| 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii | ||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 20.99 % | N/A | 20.99% | 10,601,360 | ||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 22.76% | N/A | 22.76% | | ||
| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii | |||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
| Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | |||||||
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||
| GB0003395000 | 10,601,360 | 0 | 20.99% | 0% | |||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 10,601,360 | 20.99% | |||||||
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| | | SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | N/A | N/A | |||||
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| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Physical or cash Settlement xii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
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| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | N/A | N/A | ||||
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| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") | ||||
| 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 xiii | x | |||
| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | | |||
| Name xv | % 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 | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | ||||
| Name of the proxy holder | N/A | |||
| The number and % of voting rights held | N/A | |||
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | N/A | |||
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| 11. Additional information xvi | ||||
| N/A | ||||
| Place of completion | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Date of completion | 12 February 2024 |
For further information:
| James Fisher and Sons plc | Jean Vernet Karen Hayzen-Smith | Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer | 020 7614 9503 |
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