17th Apr 2012 16:58
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 | Melrose 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): | CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING. | √ | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Registered Holder:
BNY (Nominees) Limited 93,690*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,706,214*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 9,405,101*
Chase Nominees Limited 221,072*
CUIM Nominee Limited 43,628*
Vidacos Nominees Limited 69,128* * denotes direct interest BNP Paribas - London 56,212 Chase Nominees Limited 1,750,307 Vidacos Nominees Limited 6,650,824 | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 12 April 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13 April 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% to | |||
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 | |||||||
Ordinary Shares GBP0.002545GB00B464F978 | 19,738,034 | 19,738,034 | 19,996,176 | 11,538,833 | 8,457,343 | 2.73% | 2.01% | ||||
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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 |
19,996,176 | 4.74% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
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)
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Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: |
13. Additional information: | Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of 422,209,012, as per the Company Result of General Meeting announcement of 11 April 2012.
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14. Contact name: | Michael Dunhill, Aviva plc |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 685988 |
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