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SIGAnnouncement

14/10/2016 12:30

RNS Number : 5991M
SIG PLC
14 October 2016
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
SIG Plc
GB0008025412
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
n/a
Other (please specify):

n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
UBS Asset Management (Traditional Entities)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Limited
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited
UBS Asset Management Life Limited
UBS Asset Management Trust Company
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A.
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
12 October 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 October 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
5%


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 xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB0008025412
Below Notifiable Threshold
Below Notifiable Threshold
-
-
29,578,718
-
5.002%


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
-
-
-
-
-

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
29,578,718
5.002%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Limited - 15,381 - 0.003%
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited - 28,653,533 - 4.85%
UBS Asset Management Life Limited - 476,745 - 0.08%
UBS Asset Management Trust Company - 15,927 - 0.003%
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. - 12,827 - 0.002%
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG - 404,305 - 0.07%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
UBS Asset Management on behalf of a number of clients
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:


14. Contact name:
Jamie Bonney / David Iglesias
15. Contact telephone number:
+41 44 239 8058

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