TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Senior plc |
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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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 |
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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 notification obligation: |
Lloyds Banking Group plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
See Section 9. |
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
5 August 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
6 August 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Direct/Indirect Increase to above 8% |
8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ord 10p GB0007958233 |
31,522,059 |
31,522,059 |
640,394 |
640,394 |
31,375,596 |
0.16% |
7.85% |
B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
N/A |
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Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
32,015,990 |
8.011% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
23,500,409 Shares (5.880%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). 8,328,013 shares (2.084%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of 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 399,663,293 |
14. Contact name: |
Andrew Bodenham, Company Secretary, Senior plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01923 714745 |