DFS Furniture plc Holding(s) in Company (6865H)

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RNS Number : 6865H

DFS Furniture plc

14 March 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft 
  Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or the            DFS Furniture Plc 
 underlying issuer of existing shares to 
 which voting rights 
 are attached(ii) : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                         X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                         Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
 City and country of registered office (if    London, England 
 applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                              Registered Holder: 
                                                    Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 254,368* 
                                                    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 5,589,723* 
                                                    State Street Nominees Limited 41,428* 
 
                                                    *denotes direct interest 
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 City and country of registered office (if 
 applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed   09/03/2018 
 or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified             13/03/2018 
 (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                        % of voting rights     % of voting rights     Total of both in %    Total number of 
                        attached to shares     through financial         (8.A + 8.B)        voting rights of 
                          (total of 8. A)         instruments                               issuer(vii) 
                                               (total of 8.B 1 + 
                                                     8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date on 
  which threshold was 
  crossed or reached    2.78%                 0.20%                  2.98%                  211,658,656 
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 Position of previous 
  notification (if 
  applicable)           2.81%                 0.19%                  3.00% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                          Direct                Indirect                       Direct                       Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                  (DTR5.2.1) 
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 Ordinary Shares 
 
 
  GB00BTC0LB89      5,885,519             N/A                    2.78%                                N/A 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      5,885,519                                              2.78% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                     % of voting 
 financial           date(x)              Conversion              rights that may                      rights 
 instrument                               Period(xi)              be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
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                                                                 416,282* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES     N/A                   N/A                     *Direct Interest                    0.20% 
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                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1        416,282                              0.20% 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or       Number of          % of voting 
  financial         date(x)               Conversion             cash               voting rights      rights 
  instrument                              Period (xi)            settlement(xii) 
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                                                                 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                     X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
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        Name(xv)              % of voting rights        % of voting rights        Total of both if 
                                if it equals or          through financial         it equals or is 
                              is higher than the         instruments if it         higher than the 
                             notifiable threshold       equals or is higher      notifiable threshold 
                                                        than the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
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 Aviva plc 
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 Aviva Group Holdings 
  Limited 
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 Aviva Investors 
  Holdings Limited 
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 Aviva Investors 
  Global Services 
  Limited 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                             See Section 4 
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 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 This notification is prompted by a 3% to <3% change at Direct Interest 
  Level (Box 8A & 8B) 
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 Place of completion   Norwich, England 
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 Date of completion    13 March 2018 
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