Topps Tiles PLC Notification Of Major Interest In Shares (4633Z)

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RNS Number : 4633Z

Topps Tiles PLC

14 March 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                                   Topps Tiles 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) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                    Registered Holder: 
                                                                  Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                   Limited                     499,778* 
 
                                                                  HSBC Global Custody 
                                                                   Nominee (UK) Limited        39,975* 
 
                                                                  State Street Nominees 
                                                                   Limited                     161,206* 
 
                                                                  Available on Request.        51,757* 
 
                                                                 *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     13 March 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        14 March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    >3% to <3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest 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 
  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 
  GB00B18P5K83     6,733,032       6,733,032   752,716      752,716   Disclosable      0.38%    Disclosable 
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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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 752,716                   0.38% 
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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 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) 
 
 
 
       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) 
 
 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 
                                                       196,421,789 as per the Company's 
                                                       'Issued Share Capital & Total 
                                                       Voting Rights' Announcement 

                                                       of 1(st) March 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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