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RNS Number : 5539N

SIG PLC

26 October 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       SIG 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 on request 14,825* 
 
                                                                     BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 583,316* 
 
                                                                     Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 15,039,143* 
 
                                                                     Chase Nominees Limited 158,214* 
 
                                                                     State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                     938,545* 
 
                                                                     *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     24 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        26 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    3% to <3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             (Box 8A & B) 
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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           rights                         rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting       shares 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct       Indirect          Direct   Indirect 
                                                          (xi)         (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------  -------  ---------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
 
  GB0008025412    23,489,937   23,489,937   16,734,043   16,734,043   Not Disclosable   2.83%    Not Disclosable 
                 -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------  -------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Expiration    Exercise/        Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument           date          Conversion       rights that          rights 
                       (xiii)        Period (xiv)     may be 
                                                      acquired if 
                                                      the 
                                                      instrument 
                                                      is 
                                                      exercised/ 
                                                      converted. 
-------------------  ------------  ---------------  -------------------  ------------ 
                                                     120,694* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES       N/A           N/A               *Direct interest    0.02% 
-------------------  ------------  ---------------  -------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 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) 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 16,854,737                2.85% 
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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 
                    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) 
 
 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 
                                   591,374,980, as per the Company's 
                                   Total Voting Rights Announcement 
                                   of 1 September 2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                    Michael Dunhill, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:        01603 685988 
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