14th Jan 2010 09:57
Brightside Group plc
("Brightside" or the "Company")
14 January 2010
Holding in Company
The Company has received the following notification of a major interest in its shares.
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
Brightside Group plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)
Other (please specify): (Yes) CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 30,000,000*
*denotes direct interest
22nd December 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23rd December 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
9% to 7% Change at Direct Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi) |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting Rights (viii) |
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Ordinary Shares GB00B1L7MY49 |
30,000,000 |
30,000,000 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights (ix) |
% of voting rightsx |
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Direct |
Direct (xi) |
Indirect (xii) |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ordinary Shares GB00B1L7MY49 |
30,000,000 |
30,000,000 |
Nil Held |
7.16% |
Nil held |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date (xiii) |
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv) |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv), (xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration Date (xvii) |
Exercise/Conversion Period (xviii) |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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30,000,000 |
7.16% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
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The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: Aviva plc (Parent Company) Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
n/a
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on a revised total number of voting rights of 418,879,409
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
Enquiries
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Brightside Group plc |
+ 44 (0)1454 634 194 |
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Paul Chase-Gardener |
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Evolution Securities Limited |
+44 (0)20 7071 4300 |
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Stuart Andrews |
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Related Shares:
Aviva