Holding(s) in Company
On October 30, 2025, First Equity Limited notified Distil PLC that on October 29, 2025, its voting rights fell below a notifiable threshold. The resulting situation shows First Equity Limited now holds 5.605272% of the voting rights attached to shares, representing 114,000,000 voting rights. This is a decrease from the previous notification, where they held 6.883667% of voting rights. The voting rights are held through First Equity Limited as Investment Manager of Armstrong Investments Limited, controlled by the Estate of William Black. There are no voting rights through financial instruments.
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Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0030164023
Issuer Name
DISTIL PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
First Equity Limited
City of registered office (if applicable)
London
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
| Name | City of registered office | Country of registered office |
| Estate of William Black | ||
| Armstrong Investments Limited | Douglas | Isle of Man |
| 4. Details of the shareholder | ||
| Name | City of registered office | Country of registered office |
| Nortust Nominees Limited | London | United Kingdom |
Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
29-Oct-2025
Date on which Issuer notified
30-Oct-2025
- Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 5.605272 | 0.000000 | 5.605272 | 114000000 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 6.883667 | 0.000000 | 6.883667 | |
| 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) |
| GB0030164023 | 114000000 | 5.605272 | ||
| Sub Total 8.A | 114000000 | 5.605272% | ||
Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Sub Total 8.B1
- Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Sub Total 8.B2
- Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
| Estate of William Black | First Equity Limited as Investment Manager of Armstrong Inv Limited | 5.605272 | 5.605272% |
| Estate of William Black | Armstrong Investments Limited |
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
- Additional Information
- Date of Completion
30-Oct-2025
Place Of Completion
London
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