Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0336D

SIG PLC

26 January 2018

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

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

SIG Plc GB0008025412

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

UBS Asset Management (Traditional and IFS) UBS Group AG

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Zürich, Switzerland

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

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

23 January 2018

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

25 January 2018

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 of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

Below notifiable threshold

Below notifiable threshold

591'548'235

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

5.002%

5.002%

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

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0008025412

Below notifiable threshold

Below notifiable threshold

SUBTOTAL 8. A

Below notifiable threshold

Below notifiable threshold

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi

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

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd.
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd.
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd.
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd.
UBS Asset Management Life Limited
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Asset Management AG
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Americas Holding LLC
UBS Americas Inc.
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
UBS Asset Management Trust Company
UBS Group AG
UBS AG
UBS Asset Management AG
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion	Opfikon, Switzerland
Date of completion	25.01.2018

Please send the completed form together with this annex to the FCA at the following email

address: [e-mail]. Please send in Microsoft Word format if possible.

 

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