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AvivaAnnouncement

10/02/2017 16:50

RNS Number : 6588W
McCarthy & Stone PLC
10 February 2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
McCarthy & Stone plc 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
X
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:
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
Registered Holder: 
Available on Request 5,735*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited1,365,073* 
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited  18,296,625*
Chase Nominees Limited  211,751*
CUIM Nominee Limited  287,377*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 13,017,207*
State Street Nominees Limited  2,929,242*
 
 *denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London127,358
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited  262,532
Chase Nominees Limited  2,375,709
Vidacos Nominees Limited  1,993,174
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
09 February 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 February 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
7% to 6% Change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights 
Direct
Direct 
Indirect 
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares


GB00BYNVD082
45,440,477*
45,440,477*
40,871,783
36,113,010
4,758,773
6.72%
0.89%

* (includes Right to recall loaned shares (113,000)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date 
Exercise/
Conversion Period 
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES
N/A
N/A
3,794,060* 
* Direct Interest
0.70%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/
Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights





Nominal
Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
44,665,843
8.31%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident International 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)
Friends Provident International Limited:
 Aviva plc (Parent Company)
 Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
 Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group 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 537,314,069, as per the Company's Announcement of admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange announcement of 11 November 2015.
14. Contact name:
 
Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
 
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420

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