Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6230Z

Chesnara PLC

26 January 2022

 

CHESNARA plc

("Chesnara" or "the Company")

LEI Number: 213800VFRMBRTSZ3SJ06

26 January 2022

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B00FPT80

Issuer Name

CHESNARA PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios

City of registered office (if applicable)

Edinburgh

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

24-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-Jan-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	12.994765	0.000000	12.994765	19,511,068
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	13.979641	0.000000	13.979641

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B00FPT80		19,511,068		12.994765
Sub Total 8.A	19,511,068		12.994765

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

abrdn plc
abrdn plc	Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
abrdn plc	Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited	6.996884	0.000000	6.996884
abrdn plc
abrdn plc	abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited
abrdn plc	abrdn Investment Management Limited	5.625221	0.000000	5.625221
abrdn plc
abrdn plc	Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
abrdn plc	Aberdeen Asset Investment Group Limited
abrdn plc	Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited
abrdn plc
abrdn plc	abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited
abrdn plc	Ignis Asset Management Limited
abrdn plc	Ignis Investment Services Limited

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

12. Date of Completion

25-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

The above notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

For further information, please contact:

Roddy Watt

Director, Capital Markets

FWD

Forward thinking communications

T - 020 7280 0651 

E - [e-mail]  

Notes to Editors

Chesnara is a life and pensions company listed on the London Stock Exchange.  It administers approximately 900,000 policies and operates as Countrywide Assured in the UK, as The Waard Group and Scildon in the Netherlands, and as Movestic in Sweden.

Following a three-pillar strategy, Chesnara's primary responsibility is the efficient administration of its customers' life and savings policies, ensuring good customer outcomes and providing a secure and compliant environment to protect policyholder interests. It also adds value by writing profitable new business in Sweden and the Netherlands and by undertaking value-adding acquisitions of either companies or portfolios.

Consistent delivery of the Company strategy has enabled Chesnara to increase its dividend for 17 years in succession.

Further details are available on the Company's website   ( www.chesnara.co.uk ) .

 

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