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19/10/2016 16:35

RNS Number : 9664M
Phoenix Group Holdings
19 October 2016
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Phoenix Group Holdings
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):___________________________
No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Vidacos Nominees Ltd
State Street Nominees Limited
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Roy Nominees
Nortrust Nominees LTD
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
17th October 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
19th October 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below the threshold of 5%


8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
If possible use 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
Percentage of voting rights
Direct
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
KYG7091M1096 
11,277,894
11,277,894
0
0
12,133,835
0.000% 
4.891%





B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period
No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.
Percentage of voting rights





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
No. of voting rights instrument refers to
Percentage of voting rights





Nominal
Delta







Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
12,133,835
4.891%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (4.891%)
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9.
Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.
14 Contact name:
Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group
15. Contact telephone name:
+44 (0) 1793 363 135

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