Sage Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5610U)
April 07 2016 - 11:06AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSGE TIDMAV.A
RNS Number : 5610U
Sage Group PLC
07 April 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or The Sage Group plc
the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached: (ii)
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with
similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please
specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
subject to the
notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Registered Holder:
(if different from 3.):(iv)
Available Upon Request 4,037*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees
Limited 1,231,588*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees
Limited 24,286,537*
Chase Nominees Limited 320,285*
CUIM Nominee Limited 236,082*
State Street Nominees Limited
17,142,809*
*denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 164,099
BT Globenet Nominees Limited
2,256
Chase (GA Group) Nominees
Limited 242,525
Chase Nominees Limited 4,644,629
Vidacos Nominees Limited 7,520,526
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5. Date of the transaction 6 April 2016
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 7 April 2016
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are 3% to 4% Change at Direct
crossed or Interest Level
reached: (vi, vii) (Box 8A)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights (x)
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary
Shares
GB00B8C3BL03 59,511,191* 59,511,191* 55,795,373 43,221,338 12,574,035 4.00% 1.17%
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* Includes Right to recall loaned shares (4,967,896)
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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4,437,747*
RIGHT TO RECALL
LOANED SHARES N/A N/A *DIRECT INTEREST 0.41%
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
(xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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60,233,120 5.58%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
(xxi)
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The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva
Investors Global Services Limited and 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)
* Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned
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subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
* Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited)
* Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Friends Life FPG Limited)
* Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Friends Life FPL Limited)
* Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Friends Life Limited)
* Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4
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11. Number of voting rights proxy
holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will
cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total
number of voting rights of
1,079,332,397 as per the
Company's Total Voting Rights
Announcement of 31 March
2016.
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14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
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15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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