GCP Student Living Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMDIGS 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer      GCP Student Living plc 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: 
 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   Yes 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the    Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
notification obligation: 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Registered Holder: 
 (if different from 3.): 
                                            Available on 
                                            Request 
                                            71,595* 
 
                                            BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                            73,400* 
 
                                            Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 
                                                          812,450* 
 
                                            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          68,088* 
 
                                            State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                   7,452,203* 
                                                        * denotes direct interest 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on      16 December 2016 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:           20 December 2016 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or      <3% to >3% Change at Direct Interest Level 
reached: 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type of    Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares           to the triggering 
                 transaction 
if possible 
using            Number      Number       Number     Number of voting      % of  voting rights 
the ISIN CODE    of          of           of shares  rights 
                 Shares      Voting 
                             Rights       Direct     Direct     Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
 
Ordinary Shares     Below       Below     8,477,736  8,477,736     Not        3.24%     Not 
                  Threshold   Threshold                         Notifiable              Notifiable 
 
GB00B8460Z43 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial    Expiration    Exercise/             Number of voting        % of voting 
instrument           date          Conversion Period     rights that may be      rights 
                                                         acquired if the 
                                                         instrument is 
                                                         exercised/ converted. 
 
 
 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of         Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/      Number of voting    % of voting rights 
financial       price      date        Conversion     rights instrument 
instrument                             period         refers to 
 
                                                                          Nominal    Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                       Percentage of voting rights 
 
8,477,736                                     3.24% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services 
Limited & Friends Provident International Limited, with the following chain of 
controlled undertakings:- 
 
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
 
Friends Provident International Limited: 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                           See Section 4 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
voting rights: 
 
 
 
 
13. Additional information:                 Figures are based on the total number of 
                                            voting rights of 261,795,015 shares, as per 
                                            the Company's Total Voting Rights 
                                            Announcement of 24 May 2016. 
 
14. Contact name:                           Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
 
15. Contact telephone number:               01603 684420 
 
 
 
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December 20, 2016 12:11 ET (17:11 GMT)