Booker Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (2080D)

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RNS Number : 2080D

Booker Group PLC

04 July 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                        Booker Group 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) 
                                                                      BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 2,795,394* 
 
                                                                      Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 46,557,561* 
 
                                                                      Chase Nominees Limited 462,721* 
 
                                                                      State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                      1,638,147* 
 
                                                                      *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                      1 July 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                               4 July 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                     3% to <3% change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                      Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                              (Box 8A&B) 
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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                   % of voting 
                   of              of            of shares    voting                      rights (x) 
                   Shares          Voting                     rights 
                                   Rights 
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                                                Direct       Direct       Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
                                                              (xi)         (xii) 
---------------  --------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  -------  ------------- 
 
   Ordinary 
   Shares 
                                                                              Not                     Not 
   GB00B01TND91   53,566,047*     53,566,047*   51,453,823   51,453,823    Disclosable   2.90%     Disclosable 
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   *INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (765,000) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          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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 RIGHT TO                                                    740,000* 
  RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES   N/A             N/A                         * DIRECT INTEREST          0.04% 
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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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 52,193,823                2.94% 
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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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  13. Additional information:                    Figures are based on a revised 
                                                 total number of voting rights 

                                                 of 1,773,328,282 as per the 
                                                 Company's Total Voting Rights 
                                                 Announcement of 1 July 2016. 
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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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