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AvivaAnnouncement

18/10/2017 16:26

RNS Number : 9958T
DFS Furniture plc
18 October 2017
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
DFS Furniture Plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii: TRANSFER OUT
X
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
London, England
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
Registered Holder: 
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 
673,090*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
5,642,312*
State Street Nominees Limited 
39,638*
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 
301,314
Vidacos Nominees Limited 
3,908,824
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
16/10/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
18/10/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
4.99%
4.99%
211,530,601
Position of previous notification (if 
applicable)
5.05%
5.05%
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
% of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares


GB00BTC0LB89
6,355,040
4,210,138
3.00%
1.99%
SUBTOTAL 8. A
10,565,178
4.99%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is 
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
Physical or cash 
settlementxii
Number of voting rights 
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
X
Namexv
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Aviva plc 
4.99%
4.99%
Aviva Group Holdings Limited
4.99%
4.99%
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited
4.99%
4.99%
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited
4.99%
4.99%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
See Section 4
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
This notification is prompted by a 5% to <5% change at Combined Interest Level 
Place of completion
Norwich, England
Date of completion
18 October 2017

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