Trinity Mirror PLC Holding in Company (2587H)

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RNS Number : 2587H

Trinity Mirror PLC

27 November 2015

 
 
 
 
 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying              Trinity Mirror 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):     NOTIFICATION PROMPTED BY THE REMOVAL OF STOCK 
                              LENDING EXEMPTION FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION 
                              OF THE EU TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE AMENDMENTS 
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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 
                                                    1,784,259* 
 
                                                    Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 17,632,093* 
 
                                                    Chase Nominees Limited 58,129* 
 
                                                    State Street Nominees Limited 1,386,353* 
 
 
                                                    *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                    Chase Nominees Limited 827,754 
 
                                                    Vidacos Nominees Limited 94,408 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date          25 November 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:            27 November 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed          8% to 7% 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 
                  of                 of                 of shares    rights                   rights (x) 
                  Shares             Voting 
                                     Rights 
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                                                       Direct       Direct        Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)          (xii) 
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 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
  GB0009039941   25,351,969         25,351,969         21,782,996   20,860,834    922,162     7.36%        0.33% 
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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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 RIGHT TO RECALL      N/A         N/A             N/A            3,885,568*            Nominal      Delta 
  LOANED SHARES 
                                                                  *Direct interest 
-------------------  ----------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  -----------  -------- 
                                                                                       1.37% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 25,668,564                9.06% 
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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 283,459,571 as 
                                            per the Company's Acquisition Announcement 
                                            of 13 November 2015. 
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 14. Contact name:                             Jeremy Rhodes: Company Secretary 

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