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: |
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) |
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
10 March 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
12 March 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
From 5% to 4% |
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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GB0007958233 |
23,345,797 |
19,387,872 |
19,387,872 |
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4.85% |
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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 |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise / |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
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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 |
19,387,872 |
4.85% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 23,792,738 - 5.95%= Total Position) |
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 23,792,738 - 5.95%= Total Position) |
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 23,792,738 - 5.95%= Total Position) |
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 19,387,872 - 4.85%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC) |
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 13,778,598 - 3.44%= PMC) |
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) |
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) ( 13,778,598 - 3.44%= PMC) |
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
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Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
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 399,664,493 |
14. Contact name: |
Andrew Bodenham, Company Secretary, Senior plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01923 714745 |