Vectura Group plc Holdings in Company (1993H)

TIDMVEC TIDMAV.

RNS Number : 1993H

Vectura Group plc

06 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           Vectura 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 18,235,553* 
 
                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 106,428* 
 
                                                   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
                                                   992,638* 
 
                                                   State Street Nominees Limited 796,738* 
 
                                                   Available on Request 363* 
 
                                                   *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         2 June 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           5 June 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                          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 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 
 
                                                                                Not                      Not 
  GB00B01D1K48   24,597,102*       24,597,102*      20,131,720   20,131,720     disclosable   2.96%      disclosable 
                ----------------  ---------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -------------- 
 
 
   * (includes Right to recall loaned shares 3,000,000) 
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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. 
----------------------  -----------------  -------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
                                                                       698,000* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES          N/A                N/A                         * direct interest          0.11% 
----------------------  -----------------  -------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 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 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 20,829,720                3.07% 
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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 679,343,062 as 
                                              per the Company's Voting Rights & 
                                              Capital Announcement of 1 June 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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