Optos plc Holding(s) in Company (8313N)

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RNS Number : 8313N

Optos plc

20 May 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying            Optos 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): 
 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       CHANGE TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN 
  specify):           ISSUE 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject           Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
                                            --------------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                   Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
 
                                                   BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                                   348,592* 
                                                   Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 3,326,761* 
 
                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 20,947* 
 
                                                   *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                   BNY (Nominees) Limited 27,524 
 
                                                   Chase Nominees Limited 133,991 
 
                                                   Vidacos Nominees Limited 537,920 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         19 May 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           20 May 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         5% to 4% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                          Level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
                                            --------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 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 
 
 
  GB00B0WHW246   4,447,235         4,447,235      4,395,735     3,696,300       699,435       4.87%      0.92% 
                ----------------  -------------  ------------  --------------  ------------  ---------  -------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 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. 
                        ----------------  -------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 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) 
                    ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
                    ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights                                     Percentage of voting rights 
                                                            ------------------------------------------ 
 4,395,735                                                   5.79% 
                                                            ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
       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: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                               See Section 4 
                                                            ----------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
                                                            ----------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
                                                            ----------------- 
 
 
 
  13. Additional information:      Figures are based on the revised total 
                                   number of voting rights of 75,952,021, 
                                   as per the Company's Rule 2.10 Announcement 
                                   of 19 May 2015. 
 14. Contact name:                    Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:        01603 684420 
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