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06/04/2016 16:10

RNS Number : 4106U
Connect Group PLC
06 April 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
Connect Group 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
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
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 
5.232%
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
Vidacos Nominees\HSBC
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
05/04/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
06/04/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 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
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B17WCR61
12,145,334
12,145,334
12,905,924
0
12,905,924
0
5.232
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
12,905,924
5.232

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -5.232% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 4.413%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.820%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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:
GIOS@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:
(0131) 245 6565

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