AVEVA Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (3828M)

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RNS Number : 3828M

AVEVA Group PLC

12 October 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 AVEVA Group Plc 
  the underlying 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                                   X 
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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)                                              OppenheimerFunds, Inc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                   10 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                      11 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       5.00% (decreased to 4.96%) 
  crossed or 
  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 
 of             to the triggering                    triggering transaction 
 shares         transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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               Number            Number             Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                of                of                 of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                Shares            Voting                             rights 
                                  Rights 
------------  ----------------  -----------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BBG9VN5   3,282,063         3,282,063          3,172,859                  3,172,859                    4.96% 
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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            Conversion                         rights that                 rights 
 instrument         (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
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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         Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial        price          date             Conversion         rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)           period             refers to                   xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
--------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 3,172,859                                            4.96% 
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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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                                      OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI") is a registered investment 
                                        advisor with the U.S. SEC. Its ultimate parent company, 
                                         Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, qualifies 
                                           for disaggregation under FSA regulations. The shares 
                                          of the issuer are held by investment accounts managed 
                                       by OFI and its wholly owned subsidiary, OFI Global Asset 
                                                                     Management, Inc. ("OFIG"). 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the 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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                                                                     The percentage of holdings 
  13. Additional information:                                     noted above is based on total 
                                                                 outstanding shares with voting 
                                                                       rights in the company as 
                                                                                     63,975,869 
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 14. Contact name:                                                              Nikki McSeveney 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                     01223 558254 
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