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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
X |
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: |
BlackRock, Inc. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
14 May 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
16 May 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Holding has gone above 17% |
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 |
57,077,707 |
57,077,707 |
N/A |
N/A |
57,187,544 |
N/A |
14.12% |
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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CFD |
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11,720,506 |
2.89% |
2.89% |
Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
68,908,050 |
17.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 68,908,050 (17.01%) |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of proxy holder: |
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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: |
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 405,005,232 |
14. Contact name: |
Andrew Bodenham, Company Secretary, Senior plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01923 775547 |