Holding(s) in Company (4891F)

TIDMSIAG TIDMAV.

RNS Number : 4891F

Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) A

26 April 2011

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the          Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) 
 underlying issuer of existing shares to    A Limited 
 which voting rights are attached: (ii) 
----------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------- 
 Other (please   On market transfer between indirect and direct 
  specify):       funds 
--------------  ---------------------------------------------------  ---------- 
 3. Full name of person(s) subject   Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)           Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)             Nominees Limited 2,727,924* BNY 
                                          (Nominees) Limited 216,173* Chase (GA 
                                          Group) Nominees Limited 15,940,498* 
                                          Chase Nominees Limited 423,501* CUIM 
                                          Nominee Limited 590,141* Vidacos 
                                          Nominees Limited 179,740* *denotes 
                                          direct interest BNP Paribas - London 
                                          303,815 Chase Nominees Limited 
                                          401,800 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and      21 April 2011 
 date on which the threshold is 
 crossed or reached: (v) 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:   26 April 2011 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are         18% to 19% Change at Direct Interest 
 crossed or reached: (vi, vii)        Level 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Class/type of 
 shares if 
 possible        Situation previous 
 using the        to the triggering                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE        transaction                       transaction 
--------------  --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                  Number 
                 Number            of 
                  of               Voting          Number       Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                  Shares           Rights           of shares    rights                    (x) 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                Direct         Indirect 
                                                   Direct        (xi)           (xii)     Direct     Indirect 
--------------  -----  --------  ------  -------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------- 
                 Direct:          Direct: 
                  18,981,975       18,981,975 
                  (18.08%)         (18.08%) 
 Ordinary         Indirect:        Indirect: 
  Shares          1,801,617        1,801,617 
  GG00B5M8LC56    (1.72%)          (1.72%)         20,783,592   20,077,977     705,615    19.12%     0.67% 
                ---------------  ---------------  -----------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------- 
 
 
 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 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                   Number of 
                                      Exercise/    voting 
 Type of                 Expiration   Conversion   rights 
 financial    Exercise   date         period       instrument   % of voting 
 instrument    price     (xvii)       (xviii)      refers to    rights (xix, xx) 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------------ 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  -------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 20,783,592                                        19.79% 
------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 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: 
-----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                      Figures are based on a total number 
                                       of voting rights of 105,000,000 as 
                                       per the Company's Total Voting Rights 
 13. Additional information:           Announcement of 9 March 2010. 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 14. Contact name:                    Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:        01603 684420 
-----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

HOLIFMATMBATBLB