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 |
Northgate plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Aviva plc & it's subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv |
Registered holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd - 283,300* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Ltd - 2,440,485* BNY (Nominees) Ltd - 17,845 Chase Nominees Ltd - 627,812 Vidacos Nominees Ltd - 2,793,878
*denotes direct interest |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
27 January 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
28 January 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
>5% to <5% change at combined interest level |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary shares of 50p GB00B41H7391 |
6,662,450 |
6,662,450 |
6,163,320 |
2,723,785 |
3,439,535 |
2.05% |
2.58% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
6,163,320 |
4.63% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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 Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) · Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
See Section 4 |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
David Henderson |
15. Contact telephone number: |
+44 (0) 1325 467558 |