Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2662M
SIG PLC
12 August 2011
 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

SIG 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


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

 


 

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

 BlackRock Inc

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

 


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v

9 August 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

11 August 2011

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

reached:vi, vii

 

Holding has gone below 5%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the 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

% of  voting rightsx

Direct

Direct

xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 GB0008025412

43,085,680

43,085,680

N/A

N/A

26,870,586

N/A

 

4.55%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion
Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights






 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date
xvii

Exercise/
Conversion
period
xviii

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

CFD




2,277,961

Nominal

Delta

 

0.39%

0.39%

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

29,148,547

4.93%

  

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

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 29,148,547 (4.93%)

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Andrew Manchester

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5773


Annex:  Notification of major interests in shares xxii

 

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

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 

BlackRock Inc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS

Phone number & email

020 7743 5773; andrew.manchester@blackrock.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative or legal persons)

 

Andrew Manchester

 

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

 


 

C: Additional information

 

 

 

 

 


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