23rd Sep 2016 13:46
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Horizon Discovery Group 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 | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | 
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| Other (please specify): | 
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| 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: 
 Available Upon Request 13,467* BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 119,151* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 2,904,220* State Street Nominees Limited 744,259* 
 *denotes direct interest 
 Chase (GA Grouo) Nominees Limited 513,938 Chase Nominees Limited 140,826 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 21 September 2016 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 September 2016 | ||||
| 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 rightsx | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 GB00BK8FL363 | 4,786,869* | 4,786,869* | 4,435,861 | 3,781,097 | 
 
 
 
 654,764 | 
 
 3.977% | 
 
 
 
 0.689% | |||||||||
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 *Includes right to recall loaned shares (329,493) 
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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 | ||||||||||||
| RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES | N/A | N/A | 311,493* *Direct interest | 0.328% | ||||||||||||
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| 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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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 4,747,354 | 4,994% | |||||||||||||||
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 | 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||
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 | The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited & Friends Provident International Limited, with the following chains 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) 
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 | 10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 | ||
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 | 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | 
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 | 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | 
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| 13. Additional information: | Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 95,062,554 as per the Company's Additional Listing Announcement of 7 September 2016. | 
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| 14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | 
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