Sanne Group PLC TR-1 Notification of interest (3418J)

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RNS Number : 3418J

Sanne Group PLC

27 June 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                           Sanne Group 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): 
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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) 
                                                                   Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 6,901,161* 
 
                                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 58,508* 
 
                                                                   CUIM Nominee Limited 342,998* 
 
                                                                   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
                                                                   2,050,187* 
 
                                                                   State Street Nominees Limited 645,493* 
 
                                                                   Available on Request 785* 
                                                                   * denotes direct interest 
                                                                   BNP Paribas - London 270,085 
                                                                   Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 672,195 
                                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 1,496,719 
 
                                                                   Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,587,821 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                               26 June 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 27 June 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                               <10% to >10% Change at Combined 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 rights 
                     of          of          of shares    rights                  (x) 
                     Shares      Voting 
                                 Rights 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------------------  --------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct      Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 Ordinary Shares 
  GBP1 
 
  JE00BVRZ8S85                              14,025,952   9,999,132   4,026,820   7.09%      2.86% 
                   ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
                    6,804,260   6,804,260 
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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. 
-------------------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
                                                            244,681* 
   RIGHT TO RECALL 
   LOANED SHARES      N/A             N/A                    * Direct Interest        0.17% 
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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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                                                                                  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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 14,270,633                10.12% 
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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) 
 
 
       Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva 
       Group Holdings Limited) 
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 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 141,032,834 as 
                                   per the Company's 'Result of AGM' 
                                   announcement of 18 May 2017. 
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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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