Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6859L

SIG PLC

15 January 2009

 



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:		SIG Plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): This notification is to reset the Allianz Group's reportable holdings to zero, following the sale of Dresdner Bank AG to the Commerzbank Group. A further notification will be submitted shortly, if appropriate, by the Allianz Group and/or Commerzbank Group, following a recalculation of the Groups' interests.			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Allianz SE
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	12/01/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13/01/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0008025412	4,374,737	4,374,737					0

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
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:	This notification is to reset the Allianz Group's reportable to zero, following the sale of Dresdner Bank AG to the Commerzbank Group. A further notification will be submitted shortly, if appropriate, by the Allianz Group and/or Commerzbank Group, following a recalculation of the Groups' interests
14 Contact name:	Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7623 8000

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name  (including legal form of legal entities)	Allianz SE
Contact address  (registered office for legal entities)	Koniginastrasse 28 80802 Munich Germany
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information  (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited
Contact address	30 Gresham Street London EC2V 7PG
Phone number & email	020 7623 8000
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Subsidiary

C: Additional information

 

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