Chesnara PLC Holding(s) in Company (1406R)

TIDMCSN TIDMABDN

RNS Number : 1406R

Chesnara PLC

25 October 2023

 
 
 
   LEI Number: 213800VFRMBRTSZ3SJ06 
 

25(th) October 2023

CHESNARA plc (CSN.L)

("Chesnara" or "the Company")

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B00FPT80

Issuer Name

CHESNARA PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios

City of registered office (if applicable)

Edinburgh

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

23-Oct-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Oct-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                     11.028748               0.000000                11.028748              16,608,292 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)                 10.907032               0.000000                10.907032 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/Type of shares    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB00B00FPT80                                           16,608,292                                       11.028748 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A                              16,608,292                                       11.028748 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 
Type of financial           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
instrument                                                               that may be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/converted 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 
Type of financial   Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  Physical or cash     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
instrument                           period               settlement           rights 
 
Sub Total 8.B2 
                    =========================================================  ===================  ================== 
 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 
Ultimate controlling     Name of controlled       % of voting rights if  % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
person                   undertaking              it equals or is        through financial      equals or is higher 
                                                  higher than the        instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                  notifiable threshold   equals or is higher    threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
   abrdn plc 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                abrdn Holdings 
                            Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            abrdn Investments 
   abrdn plc                 Limited                      6.769974               0.000000               6.769974 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 
   abrdn plc 
                                                  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                abrdn Investments 
                             (Holdings) Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                abrdn Investment 
                             Management Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

In reference to Section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

12. Date of Completion

24-Oct-2023

13. Place Of Completion

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

The above notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules sourcebook.

For further information, please contact:

Investor Enquiries

Sam Perowne

Head of Strategic Development & Investor Relations

Chesnara plc

E - [e-mail]

Media Enquiries

Roddy Watt

Director, Capital Markets

FWD

T - 020 7280 0651 / 07714 770 493

E - [e-mail]

Notes to Editors

Chesnara (CSN.L) is a European life and pensions consolidator listed on the London Stock Exchange. It administers approximately one million policies and operates as Countrywide Assured and CASLP in the UK, as The Waard Group and Scildon in the Netherlands, and as Movestic in Sweden.

Following a three pillar strategy, Chesnara's primary responsibility is the efficient administration of its customers' life and savings policies, ensuring good customer outcomes and providing a secure and compliant environment to protect policyholder interests. It also adds value by writing profitable new business in Sweden and the Netherlands and by undertaking value-adding acquisitions of either companies or portfolios.

Consistent delivery of the Company strategy has enabled Chesnara to increase its dividend for 18 years in succession. Further details are available on the Company's website ( www.chesnara.co.uk ).

Further details are available on the Company's website ( www.chesnara.co.uk ).

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