Holding(s) in Company
SIG PLC
06 June 2007
TR-1 Notification 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 the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (x)
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 (x)
Other (please specify): Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :
Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN FPM 86,700
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 648,580
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 620,500
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 3,554,794
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 976,877
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FII 83,000
HSBC INVST BANK LTD SEOUL FIL 26,343
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL 5,841,555
BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FIL 26,950
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII 460,400
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM 136,200
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) :
1 June 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 June 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached : 10%
8. Notified Details :
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering
If possible using the ISIN CODE transaction
GB0008025412 Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights
12,459,994 12,459,994
Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering
If possible using the ISIN CODE transaction
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0008025412 12,461,899 - 9.26%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering action
Type of Financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
Instrument date Conversion rights that may rights
Period/Date be acquired if
the Instrument
is Exercised/
converted
Total (A + B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
12,461,899 9.26%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited
(FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),
Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments
Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional
clients.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: 1,905
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting rights:
1 June 2007
13. Additional information:
The decrease below the 10% threshold is a result of the increase in total voting
rights figure from 123,121,368 to 134,513,484.
14. Contact Name: Laura Cottrell
15. Contact: fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com
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