16th Jun 2010 09:48
Brightside Group plc
("Brightside" or the "Company")
16 June 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
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: 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
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
10 June 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
11 June 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
7% to 6% Change at Direct Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
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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
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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 |
6.60% |
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 |
6.60% |
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 Aaviva 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 454,879,409
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
Enquiries
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Brightside Group plc |
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Paul Chase-Gardener |
+44 (0)1454 63 4194 |
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Evolution Securities Limited |
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Stuart Andrews |
+44 (0)20 7071 4300 |
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Sam Plumptre |
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Pelham Bell Pottinger |
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Damian Beeley |
+44 (0)20 7861 3139 |
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Winningtons Public Relations |
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Tom Cooper |
+44 (0) 117 985 8989 |
Related Shares:
Aviva