ZPG PLC TR-1 Notification of Major Interest In Shares (6182I)

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RNS Number : 6182I

ZPG PLC

20 June 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                  ZPG 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 
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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)                             Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                               Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited                         3,116,354* 
                                                            Chase Nominees Limited                                       36,725* 
                                                            CUIM Nominee Limited                                        330,839* 
                                                            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                 14,858,241* 
                                                            State Street Nominees Limited                             3,643,369* 
                                                                                                        *Denotes direct interest 
                                                            BNP Paribas - London                                         274,450 
                                                            Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited                            285,928 
                                                            Chase Nominees Limited                                     1,462,040 
                                                            Vidacos Nominees Limited                                   1,541,005 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                16 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         20 June 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                               4% to 5% Change at Direct Interest 
  crossed 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 
  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         Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
  GB00BMHTHT14        25,618,836*     25,618,836*   25,548,951     21,985,528   3,563,423    5.01%     0.81% 
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   *INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (1,054,082) 
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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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                                                                   1,544,067* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES     N/A               N/A                           * Direct Interest        0.35% 
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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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 27,093,018                6.17% 
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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, 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) 
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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 the 
                                   total number of voting rights 
                                   of 438,878,839 shares, as 
                                   per the Company's Total Voting 
                                   Rights Announcement on the 
                                   London Stock Exchange Announcement 
                                   of 28 February 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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