7th Aug 2015 12:20
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | SIG PLC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 14th October 2014 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 5th August 2015 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Holding has gone below 10% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0008025412 | 51,449,810 | 51,449,810 | N/A | N/A | 46,640,749 | N/A | 7.89% | |||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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CFD | 12,015,157 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
2.03% | 2.03% | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
58,655,906 | 9.92% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 58,655,906 (9.92%)
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
SIG confirms that this announcement is being released by the Company today, noting that it was not made public by the Company at the time of its notification.
Contact details for SIG plc are:
Richard Monro, Company Secretary Telephone 0114 2856355 | |
14. Contact name: | Tim Dudley | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 743 1540 | |
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