Advanced Medical Solutions Grp PLC Holding(s) in Company (8000J)

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RNS Number : 8000J

Advanced Medical Solutions Grp PLC

21 December 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying           Advanced Medical Solutions Group 
  issuer                                                plc 
  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):    CHANGE IN NATURE : SHARES LOANED OUT 
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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) 
                                              BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                              447,817* 
 
                                              Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 5,774,409* 
 
                                              Available on Request 43,500* 
                                              * denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         18 December 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           21 December 2015 
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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 
   GB0004536594     8,274,844*       8,274,844*     6,265,726     6,265,726     Disclosable   2.999%      Disclosable 
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   * Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (1,829,118) 
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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. 
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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) 
-------------------  ----------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
 RIGHT TO RECALL      N/A         N/A             N/A            2,009,118*            Nominal      Delta 
  LOANED SHARES 
                                                                  *Direct Interest 
-------------------  ----------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  -----------  -------- 
                                                                                       0.96% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 8,274,844                 3.97% 
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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) 
 
 
   *    Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
        Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
        Friends Life FPG Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
        Friends Life FPL Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) 
 
 
   *    Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned 
        subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions 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 208,901,173 as 

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