JPMorgan Asset Management lifts Kier Group stake to 6.2% including derivatives
According to RNS, JPMorgan Asset Management disclosed a total Kier Group holding of 6.203397% as of 9 October 2026. The notice was published on 13 October.
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what happened
According to RNS, the London Stock Exchange news service, JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. has disclosed a change in its position in Kier Group PLC. The threshold was crossed on 9 October 2026, and the issuer notified the market on 13 October.
The combined stake rose to 6.203397% of voting rights from 5.032554% in the previous notice. Direct holdings through JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited total 21,039,746 shares, or 4.844204%. A further 5,903,360 voting rights (1.359193%) relate to cash-settled equity swaps. The fund holds 26,943,106 voting rights in the issuer in total.
why it matters
The filing is a routine disclosure under UK rules, but it shows the stake growing through both shares and derivatives. Separately, RNS reported that the same investor's holding in Softcat PLC fell below the minimum notifiable threshold from 5.224469%.
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- REG - Softcat PLC - Holding(s) in Company — Newsmetry API, 14 October 2026 at 08:55 UTC
- REG - Kier Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company — Newsmetry API, 14 October 2026 at 09:30 UTC
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