Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0365S

SIG PLC

11 May 2009

 



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			√
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:	Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited  1,593,542* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 18,881,241* Chase Nominees Limited 255,799* CUIM Nominee Limited 1,783,188* Vidacos Nominees Limited 84,449* Chase Nominees Limited 2,348,167 Vidacos Nominees Limited 3,062,020 BNP Paribas - London 329,246 State Street Nominees Limited 4,563,270 * denotes direct interest
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	7 May 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	11 May 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest level

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
Ordinary Shares GB0008025412	42,265,943	46,265,943	22,568,219	22,568,219	10,302,703	3.82%	1.74%

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
32,870,922	5.56%

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

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 Holding Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	See Section 4
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:	Figures are based on a revised total number of voting rights of 590,813,193.
14 Contact name:	Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone number:	01603 684420

 

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