9 Jul 2010 17:05
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Ashley House |
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 |
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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) subject to the notification obligation: iii
| Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv
| Registered Holder:
CUIM Nominess Limited 924,940*
* denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 703,023
Chase Nominees Limited 2,234,698
State Street Nominees Ltd. 1,716,824 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
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07 July 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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08 July 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: viii, ix
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares vii, ix
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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 | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary Shares | 2,754,630 | 2,754,630 | 5,579,485 | 924,940 | 4,654,545 | 1.66% | 8.36% |
GB00B1KKCZ55 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xv, xvi
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Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xviii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
5,579,485 | 10.02% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxiv |
The Voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain 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) |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
| See Section 4 |
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 55,689,755
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14. Contact name:
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Neil Whittaker |
15. Contact telephone number:
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01603 684420 |