ZPG PLC TR-1 Notifcation of Major Interest In Shares (5161G)

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RNS Number : 5161G

ZPG PLC

30 May 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 ZPG 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): 
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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) subject             Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                          Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                       Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited                         2,277,870* 
 
                                                       Chase Nominees Limited                                       24,649* 
 
                                                       CUIM Nominee Limited                                        330,839* 
 
 
 
                                                       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited                 14,764,026* 
 
                                                       State Street Nominees Limited                             3,637,679* 
                                                                                                   *Denotes direct interest 
                                                       BNP Paribas - London                                         274,450 
 
                                                       Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited                            285,928 
 
                                                       Chase Nominees Limited                                     1,428,308 
 
                                                       Vidacos Nominees Limited                                   1,541,005 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           25 May 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             26 May 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed           <5% to >5% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                            Level (Box 8A + B) 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 triggering 
 of               to the triggering                 transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 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 
 
 
  GB00BMHTHT14     21,512,807*      21,512,807*    24,564,754   21,035,063       3,529,691     4.80%         0.80% 
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   *INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (39,460) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 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. 
----------------------  -----------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
                                                                        1,054,082* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES          N/A                N/A                          * Direct Interest         0.24% 
----------------------  -----------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 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 rights 
  instrument          price      date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
                                                period        refers to 
                                                (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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 25,618,836                5.84% 
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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 chains 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) 
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 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 the total number 
                                   of voting rights of 438,878,839 shares, 
                                   as per the Company's Total Voting 
                                   Rights Announcement on the London 
                                   Stock Exchange Announcement of 28 
                                   February 2017. 
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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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