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RNS Number : 3062L

BBA Aviation PLC

18 April 2018

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) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                           BBA Aviation plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 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 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                   William H. Gates III 
 City and country of registered office                  N/A 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name                                                   Cascade Investment, L.L.C. 
                                                         Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office                  Spokane, Washington, United States 
  (if applicable)                                        of America 
                                                         N/A 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                     13 April 2018 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):         17 April 2018 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                                    % of voting          % of voting rights     Total of both    Total number 
                                   rights attached       through financial       in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                                  to shares (total          instruments              8.B)         of issuer(vii) 
                                      of 8. A)             (total of 8.B 
                                                             1 + 8.B 2) 
                              -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                   15.82%                                          15.82%            163,299,913 
                              -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                  14.19%                                          14.19% 
                              -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
  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     Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
   shares 
   ISIN code (if 
   possible) 
                          Direct                Indirect                        Direct                          Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive            (Art 9 of Directive             (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                      (DTR5.2.1) 
                                         --------------------- 
  Ordinary shares 
   GB00B1FP8915                           163,299,913                                                    15.82% 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
  SUBTOTAL 8. A                    163,299,913                                               15.82% 
                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
   (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
  Type of           Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                        % of voting 
   financial         date(x)              Conversion              rights that may                         rights 
   instrument                             Period(xi)              be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
 
                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                         ---------------------  --------------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
   Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
  Type of         Expiration              Exercise/              Physical or       Number of             % of voting 
   financial       date(x)                Conversion             cash              voting rights          rights 
   instrument                             Period (xi)            settlement(xii) 
                 ----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                                 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                                ----------------  -------------------- 
 
 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) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                                            X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
    Name(xv)        % of voting rights              % of voting rights                          Total of both if 
                      if it equals or                through financial                           it equals or is 
                    is higher than the               instruments if it                           higher than the 
                        notifiable                  equals or is higher                       notifiable threshold 
                         threshold                  than the notifiable 
                                                         threshold 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 William H.        15.82% (indirectly)                                             15.82% (indirectly) 
  Gates 
  III 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 Cascade           13.08% (directly)                                               13.08% (directly) 
  Investment, 
  L.L.C. 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 William H.        15.82% (indirectly)                                             15.82% (indirectly) 
  Gates 
  III 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 Bill & Melinda    2.73% (directly)                                                2.73% (directly) 
  Gates 
  Foundation 
  Trust 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
 None 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Kirkland, Washington, United States of America 
 Date of completion    17 April 2018 
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