15th Dec 2014 16:20
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | SIG plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | √ | |
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 | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited - 3,490,956* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited - 31,326,767* Chase Nominees Limited - 407,301* Vidacos Nominees Limited - 315,359*
*denotes direct interest BNY (Nominees) Limited - 397,194 Chase Nominees Limited - 1,480,299 Vidacos Nominees Limited - 821,336 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 12 December 2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 15 December 2014 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 5% to 6% Change at Direct Interest Level |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
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 | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB0008025412 | 38,079,474 | 38,079,474 | 38,239,212 | 35,540,383 | 2,698,829 | 6.01% | 0.46% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
38,239,212 | 6.47% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
13. Additional information: | Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 591,137,803 |
14. Contact name: | Neil Whitaker, Aviva plc |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 |
Related Shares:
AvivaSIG