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Phoenix groupAnnouncement

20/04/2017 12:35

RNS Number : 8806C
Phoenix Group Holdings
20 April 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:ii
Phoenix Group Holdings 
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:iii
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
Registered Holder:
Available on request 5,002,567*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 531,999*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 9,426,094*
State Street Nominees Limited  428,858*
 * denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 316,658
Vidacos Nominees Limited 3,714,439
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
18 April 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
19 April 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
>5% to <5% Change at Combined Interest Level (Box 8A)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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 x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect

Ordinary Shares

KYG7091M1096
21,217,596 *
21,217,596 *
19,420,615
15,389,518
4,031,097
3.92%
1.03%

* Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (779,115)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
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
790,457*
*Direct Interest
0.20%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number 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
20,211,072
5.15%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limitedand Friends Provident International 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)
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 the total number of voting rights of 392,854,904, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights announcement of 31 March 2017.
14. Contact name:
 Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
 01603 684420

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