Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6021D

Unite Group PLC

31 March 2014

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Unite Group 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):	Change in Total number of shares in the Company				X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		27 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		28 March 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Indirect holdings decreased to below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP0.25

8,878,335

8,878,335

9,704,719

4.824%

GB0006928617

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 xv, xvi

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,704,719

4.824%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
9,635,294 shares (4.790%), are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 201,158,479
14. Contact name:	Andrew Kellett
15. Contact telephone number:	0113 235 7729

 

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