HydroDec Group plc Holding(s) in Company (8361W)

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RNS Number : 8361W

HydroDec Group plc

14 February 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the                                 Hydrodec Group plc 
  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 
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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)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject 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 5,858,715* 
 
                                                                     Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 65,616,013* 
                                                                     *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                     Chase Nominees Limited 2,935,305 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     23 January 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                              24 January 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    11% to <10% Change at Combined 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level & 11% to 9% 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             Change at Direct Interest 
                                                                 Level 
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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 voting          % of voting 
                     of                 of           of shares      rights                    rights (x) 
                     Shares             Voting 
                                        Rights 
-----------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------------ 
                                                    Direct         Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
-----------------  -----------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
  GB00B02FJF09      87,160,033         87,160,033   74,410,033     71,474,728   2,935,305    9.57%    0.40% 
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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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (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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 74,410,033                9.97% 
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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 746,682,805 as 
                                    per the Company's 'Exercise 
                                    of Warrants' announcement 
                                    of 26 March 2014. 
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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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