Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4088M

SIG PLC

28 January 2009

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Deutsche Bank AG

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Deutsche Bank AG

Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited

Deutsche Bank AG Singapore Branch

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited

DWS Investment GmbH

Tilney Investment Management

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

26/01/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27/01/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Aggregate Direct & Indirect 5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0008025412	Below 3%	Below 3%	7,101,284	2,559,045	4,542,239	1.89%	3.35%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,101,284

5.24%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

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:

14 Contact name:

David Lindsay / Andrew Anderson

15. Contact telephone number:

00 44 207 545 8533/8532

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)