23rd Nov 2015 15:19
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: (ii)
Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: n/a
An acquisition or disposal of 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: Take-on of New Funds
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:
Available on Request 35,799*
State Street Nominees Limited 24,875,239
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 19,959
Vidacos Nominees Limited 36,941
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v)
19 November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi, vii)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | ||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights |
Ordinary Shares GB0005596985 | No previous | No previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rightsx | ||
Direct | Direct | Indirect xi | Direct | Indirect |
24,967,938 | 24,911,038 | 56,900 | 24.67% | 0.05% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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 |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration Date xvii | Exercise/Conversion Period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
24,967,938 | 24.72% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident International 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)
Friends Provident International Limited:
• Aviva plc (Parent Company)
• Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
• Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
• Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited)
• Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPG Limited)
• Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPL Limited)
• Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life Limited)
• Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions 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 total number of voting rights of 100,992,968 as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 1 September 2015
14. Contact name:
Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 528 4000
Related Shares:
Aviva