SIG PLC Holding(s) in Company (9767G)

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RNS Number : 9767G

SIG PLC

25 November 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           SIG 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 
                                                   1,770,210* 
                                                   Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 32,506,725* 
 
                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 389,912* 
 
                                                   State Street Nominees Limited 362,830* 
 
                                                   *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 1,068,111 
 
                                                   Vidacos Nominees Limited 201,224 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         24 November 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           25 November 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         6% to 5% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                          Level 
  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 
 
  GB0008025412      38,239,212   38,239,212   36,299,012   35,029,677   1,269,335   5.92%      0.22% 
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 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 
  instrument          date (xiii)    Conversion Period    rights that may          rights 
                                     (xiv)                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 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 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 36,299,012                6.14% 
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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 591,251,009, as 
                                   per the Company's Total Voting Rights 
                                   Announcement of 2 November 2015. 
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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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