TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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 |
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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 the notification obligation: |
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited - 3,490,956* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited - 31,326,767* Chase Nominees Limited - 407,301* Vidacos Nominees Limited - 315,359*
*denotes direct interest BNY (Nominees) Limited - 397,194 Chase Nominees Limited - 1,480,299 Vidacos Nominees Limited - 821,336 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
12 December 2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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15 December 2014 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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5% to 6% Change at Direct Interest Level |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB0008025412 |
38,079,474 |
38,079,474 |
38,239,212 |
35,540,383 |
2,698,829 |
6.01% |
0.46% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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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 |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% 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 |
38,239,212 |
6.47% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
See Section 4 |
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: |
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 591,137,803 |
14. Contact name: |
Neil Whitaker, Aviva plc |
15. Contact telephone number: |
01603 684420 |