AA PLC Holding(s) in Company (0678O)

TIDMAA. TIDMAV.

RNS Number : 0678O

AA PLC

04 February 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                     AA 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):                                   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 1,724,631* 
 
                                                                   Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 25,547,730* 
 
                                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 291,900* 
 
                                                                   State Street Nominees Limited 510,002* 
 
                                                                   *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 940,877 
 
                                                                   Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,218,842 
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 5.Date of the transaction and                               2 February 2016 
  date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                           3 February 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         >5% to <5% Change at Combined Interest 
  or                                                          Level 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                          (Box 8A) 
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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 
-----------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
                    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 
 
 
 
  GB00BMSKPJ95        33,256,705*     33,256,705*   30,233,982   28,074,263     2,159,719    4.62%       0.36% 
                   ----------------  ------------  -----------  -------------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
   * Includes right to recall loaned shares (1,856,070) 
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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 (xiii)       Conversion Period          rights that may            rights 
  instrument                           (xiv)                      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 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            3,181,392*            Nominal      Delta 
  LOANED SHARES 
                                                                  *Direct interest 
-------------------  ----------  --------------  -------------  --------------------  -----------  -------- 
                                                                                       0.52% 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 33,415,374                5.50% 
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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 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) 
 
 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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