Sanne Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7544Q)

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RNS Number : 7544Q

Sanne Group PLC

01 December 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                  Sanne 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                                   Yes 
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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)                                           Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the                                                    (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  notification obligation:                                                            Company) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                         30/11/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                            01/12/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                         Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or                                                          (Holdings) Limited - 15% 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                 Standard Life Investments 
                                                                                     - 14%,15% 
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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                % of voting 
                  of                of                of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
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  JE00BVRZ8S85 
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                   16,221,461        16,221,461       18,309,245                18,309,245                   15.822% 
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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            Conversion                        rights that                rights 
                      (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           Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial          price          date            Conversion       rights instrument            rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (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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 18,309,245                                                        15.822% 
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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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   Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 15.822% 
   Standard Life Investments Limited - 15.121% 
   Ingis Investment Services Limited - Below 5% 
 
   Standard Life Invesmtents Limited and Ignis Investment 
   Services Limited are subsidiaries of Standard Life Investments 
   (Holdings) Limited 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                    Service Delivery Team 
                                                                      [e-mail] 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                         [phone] 
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