Senior PLC Holding(s) in Company (8608I)

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RNS Number : 8608I

Senior PLC

02 September 2016

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1. Identity of the issuer                                                           Senior plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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 An acquisition or disposal                                                              X 
  of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal 
  of financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued 
  to which voting rights are 
  attached 
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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)                               Standard Life Investments 
  subject to notification obligation:                     (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
                                                          Company) - 13.782% 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3): 
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 5. Date of transaction (and                             31 August 2016 
  date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached if 
  different): 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       1 September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                             Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or reached:                                     Limited - 12% 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type         Situation previous               Resulting situation after the 
  of shares          to the triggering                triggering transaction 
  If possible        transaction 
  use ISIN 
  code 
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                    Number         Number            Number             Number of voting              Percentage 
                     of shares      of voting         of shares          rights                        of voting 
                                    rights                                                             rights 
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                                                                          Direct      Indirect          Direct     Indirect 
-------------      -----------      ------------        -----------    -----------  ---------------  ---------  ----------- 
   GB0007958233      54,951,111      54,951,111         57,802,194          0          57,802,194        0         13.782 
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 B: Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration         Exercise/           No. of voting                 Percentage 
  financial        date               conversion          rights that                   of voting 
  instrument                          period/date         may be acquired               rights 
                                                          (if the instrument 
                                                          exercised/converted) 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of        Exercise         Expiration        Exercise           Number of voting   % of voting 
  financial     price            date              /                  rights              rights 
  instrument                                       Conversion         instrument 
                                                   period             refers to 
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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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                     57,802,194                                                       13.782 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and /or the financial instruments are 
  effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 13.782% 
  Standard Life Investments Limited - 12.018% 
  Ingis Investment Services Limited - Below 5% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder:                                                                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder                                                             N/A 
  will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                                  N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:                       Notification using the Total Voting 
                                                    Rights figure of 419,416,250 
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 14. Contact name:                                 Andrew Bodenham, Company Secretary, 
                                                    Senior plc 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                                          01923 775547 
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