SIG PLC Holding(s) in Company (5991M)

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RNS Number : 5991M

SIG PLC

14 October 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer                                       SIG Plc 
  of existing shares to which                                 GB0008025412 
  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                          n/a 
  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                              n/a 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                            n/a 
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 Other (please                                                               n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  UBS Asset Management (Traditional 
  subject to the                                             Entities) 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                 UBS Asset Management (Singapore) 
                                                              Limited 
                                                              UBS Asset Management (UK) 
                                                              Limited 
                                                              UBS Asset Management Life 
                                                              Limited 
                                                              UBS Asset Management Trust 
                                                              Company 
                                                              UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) 
                                                              S.A. 
                                                              UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) 
                                                              AG 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 12 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    14 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                        5% 
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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        Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)          (xii) 
---------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  ------------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
                  Below           Below 
                  Notifiable       Notifiable 
   GB0008025412   Threshold        Threshold      -              -             29,578,718   -         5.002% 
                 --------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 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. 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
 -                  -              -                             -                          - 
-----------------  -------------  ----------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 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      % of voting 
  financial         price         date           Conversion      voting         rights (xix, 
  instrument                      (xvii)         period          rights         xx) 
                                                 (xviii)         instrument 
                                                                 refers to 
----------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  --------------------------------- 
 -                 -              -              -              -              Nominal                Delta 
----------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
                                                                               -                      - 
         -------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 29,578,718                                                     5.002% 
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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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   UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Limited - 15,381 - 
   0.003% 
   UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited - 28,653,533 - 4.85% 
   UBS Asset Management Life Limited - 476,745 - 0.08% 
   UBS Asset Management Trust Company - 15,927 - 0.003% 
   UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. - 12,827 - 0.002% 
   UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG - 404,305 - 0.07% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:           UBS Asset Management 
                                          on behalf of a number 
                                          of clients 
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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:                       Jamie Bonney / David Iglesias 

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 15. Contact telephone number:           [phone] 
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