Sage Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (2092L)

TIDMSGE TIDMAV.

RNS Number : 2092L

Sage Group PLC

07 January 2016

 
 
 
 
  TR1 - Notification of major interest in shares (i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       The Sage 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 
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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                                                CHANGE IN NATURE : SHARES LOANED OUT 
  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) 
                                                                 Available Upon Request 
                                                                 4,037* 
 
                                                                 BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                 Limited 1,675,933* 
 
                                                                 Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                 Limited 26,991,074* 
 
                                                                 Chase Nominees Limited 
                                                                 314,048* 
 
                                                                 CUIM Nominee Limited 
                                                                 236,082* 
 
                                                                 State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                 2,531,813* 
                                                                 *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     06 January 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        07 January 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    3% to <3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level (Box 8A) 
  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 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 
 
                                                                        Not                      Not 
  GB00B8C3BL03   34,706,035*    34,706,035*   31,752,987   31,752,987   Disclosable     2.94%    Disclosable 
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   * Includes Right to recall loaned shares (2,318,048) 
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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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 RIGHT TO             N/A         N/A           N/A                                  Nominal   Delta 
  RECALL LOANED 
  SHARES 
-------------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  --------------------  --------  ------ 
     2,953,048* 
 
      *Direct Interest                                                               0.27% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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 34,706,035 
                                                                 3.21% 
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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 and Friends Provident 
       International Limited, with the following chains 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) 
 
 
 
       Friends Provident International Limited: 
        *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
        *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
             of Aviva plc) 
 
 
        *    Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned 
             subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
        *    Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 

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