AA PLC Holding(s) in Company (2796S)

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RNS Number : 2796S

AA PLC

19 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                     AA plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 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                           Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                   Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                  BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,123,120* 
                                                                  Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 16,044,077* 
 
                                                                  Chase Nominees Limited 183,052* 
 
                                                                  HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
                                                                  167,399* 
 
                                                                  State Street Nominees Limited 684,161* 
 
                                                                  *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction and                              15 December 2016 
  date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                           16 December 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest Level 
  or                                                          (Box 8A) 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering             transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number          Number        Number       Number of voting             % of voting rights 
                   of              of            of shares    rights                       (x) 
                   Shares          Voting 
                                   Rights 
---------------  --------------  ------------  -----------  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                Direct       Direct       Indirect        Direct   Indirect 
                                                              (xi)         (xii) 
---------------  --------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  -------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
                                                                               Not                      Not 
  GB00BMSKPJ95     23,525,128*    23,525,128*   18,201,809   18,201,809    disclosable    2.99%     disclosable 
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   * Includes right to recall loaned shares (1,122,678) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration      Exercise/                  Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial         date (xiii)     Conversion Period          rights that may              rights 
 instrument                        (xiv)                      be 
                                                              acquired if the 
                                                              instrument is 
                                                              exercised/ converted. 
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 RIGHT TO                                                     3,513,175* 
  RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES   N/A             N/A                         *Direct interest            0.57% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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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 
  instrument          price      date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
                                                period        refers to 
                                                (xviii) 
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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 
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 21,714,984                3.56% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                               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 
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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:                                  Figures are based on a total number 

                                                               of voting rights of 609,344,197 as 
                                                               per the Company's 'Total Voting Rights 
                                                               and Capital' announcement of 
                                                               01 December 2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01603 684420 
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