REG - Hipgnosis Songs Fund Aviva PLC - Holding(s) in Company

Hipgnosis Songs FundAnnouncement

04/01/2024 15:30

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RNS Number : 7042Y  Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited  04 January 2024

 Please note that from 22 March 2021, the Standard TR-1 Form should be
 completed and submitted to the FCA via our Electronic Submission System (ESS)
 in relation to notifications of voting rights held in issuers whose shares are
 admitted to trading on UK regulated markets.

 Holders of voting rights in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on UK
 prescribed markets such as AIM market, can continue to use this form to send
 their notifications to those issuers. Alternatively, if they wish they can
 register on ESS to be able to notify to us, produce a TR-1 Form via ESS and
 submit the downloaded version to issuers with shares admitted to trading on
 prescribed markets.

 More information on how to submit a TR-1 Form via ESS is available here
 (https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/shareholding-notification-disclosure)

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
 FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)

 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to                                                                                    HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED
 which voting rights are attached (ii):

 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                                                                                                                                                                                                               X
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                       X
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please specify) (iii):
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
 Name                                                                                                                                                         Aviva PLC

 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        London, United Kingdom

 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
 Name
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                  03/01/2024
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               04/01/2024
 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                                                         0.020000                                                                              57,718,868

                                                                            4.750000                                                                                                     4.770000

 Position of previous notification (if                                                                                             0.030000

 applicable)                                                                6.700000                                                                                                     6.730000

 

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of                                   Number of voting rights (ix)                                              % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                 Direct                    Indirect                                        Direct                                           Indirect

                                                 (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                     (DTR5.1)                                         (DTR5.2.1)
 GG00BFYT9H72                                    34,326,445                23,113,423                                      2.840000                                         1.920000

 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                   57,439,868                                                                4.750000%

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
 Type of financial instrument                    Expiration  Exercise/                             Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                                   exercised/converted.
 RIGHT TO RE-CALL LOANED SHARES                  N/A         N/A                                                                                                            0.02%

                                                                                                   279,000

                                                             SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                 0.02%

                                                                                                   279,000

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
 (1) (b)
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                    Exercise/                   Physical or cash                                          Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                         Settlement (xii)

                                                                                         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) issuer (xiii)
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or                                                                                                                                                          X
 the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
 controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
 necessary) (xiv)
 Name (xv)                                % 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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                      than the notifiable threshold
 Aviva plc
 Aviva Group Holdings Limited
 Aviva Investors Holdings Limited
 Aviva Investors Global Services Limited

 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
 Name of the proxy holder
 The number and % of voting rights held
 The date until which the voting rights will be held

 11. Additional information (xvi)
 This notification is prompted by a 3% to <3% change at Direct Interest
 Level (Box 8A) and >5% to <5% change at Combined Interest Level (Box 8A)
 and is notified in accordance with the company's articles of association.

 

 Place of completion  Norwich, UK
 Date of completion   04/01/2024

 

 

 

 

 

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