Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3683Y

Sage Group PLC

23 January 2014

 



For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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				The Sage 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):	On market transfer between direct and indirect funds				√
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Registered Holder: BNY (Nominees) Limited                                295,387* BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited      3,539,223* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited        31,259,670* Chase Nominees Limited                                 289,154* CUIM Nominee Limited                                  129,495* Vidacos Nominees Limited                            308,870*                                                                                                                   *denotes direct interest BNP Paribas - London                                       66,170 BT Globenet Nominees Limited                         7,031    Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited             130,263 Chase Nominees Limited                              4,077,974 Vidacos Nominees Limited                         10,286,389
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		21 January 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		23 January 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5% to <5% Change at Combined Interest Level

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

Ordinary Shares GB0008021650

61,775,580

61,775,580

50,389,626

35,821,799

14,567,827

3.26%

1.33%

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

50,389,626

4.59%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		See Section 4
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:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 1,097,105,820 as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 24 December 2013.
14. Contact name:	Neil Whittaker, Aviva Plc
15. Contact telephone number:	01603 684420

 

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