REG - HydroDec Group plc Aviva PLC - Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">AV.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">HYR.L</Origin>
RNS Number : 9737UHydroDec Group plc24 January 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:iiHydrodec Group plc
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 specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iiiAviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):ivRegistered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 7,136,628*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 76,541,564*
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 3,481,841
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v20 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii12% to 11% Change at Combined Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODESituation previous
to the triggering
transactionResulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
SharesNumber
of
Voting
RightsNumber
of sharesNumber of voting
rights% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
GB00B02FJF0993,260,033
93,260,033
87,160,033
83,678,192
3,481,841
11.21%
0.47%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExpiration
date xiiiExercise/
Conversion Period xivNumber of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviiiNumber of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
87,160,033
11.68%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxiThe 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 a total number of voting rights of 746,682,805 as per the Company's 'Exercise of Warrants' announcement of 26 March 2014.
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
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