14th Oct 2016 12:29
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 GB0008025412 | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | n/a | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | n/a | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | n/a | ||||
Other (please specify): | n/a | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | UBS Asset Management (Traditional Entities) | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Limited UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited UBS Asset Management Life Limited UBS Asset Management Trust Company UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 12 October 2016 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14 October 2016 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% |
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 xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||
GB0008025412 | Below Notifiable Threshold | Below Notifiable Threshold | - | - | 29,578,718 | - | 5.002% | ||||||
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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| - | - | - | - | Nominal | Delta | |||||||
- | - | ||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||
29,578,718 | 5.002% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Limited - 15,381 - 0.003% UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited - 28,653,533 - 4.85% UBS Asset Management Life Limited - 476,745 - 0.08% UBS Asset Management Trust Company - 15,927 - 0.003% UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. - 12,827 - 0.002% UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG - 404,305 - 0.07%
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | UBS Asset Management on behalf of a number of clients | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Jamie Bonney / David Iglesias | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +41 44 239 8058 | |
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