29 Nov 2016 10:55
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | HENDERSON 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 thenotification obligation: | Westpac Banking Corporation (and associated companies) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 25 November 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29 November 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | Below 3% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
Chess Depositary Interest | 36,241,881 | 36,241,881 | 31,934,424 | 31,934,424 | 2.82% | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
31,934,424 | 2.82% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Advance Asset Management Limited - 16,906,978 Asgard Capital Management Limited - 34,546 BT Funds Management Limited - 1,952,854 BT Funds Management No.2 Limited - 110,168 BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited - 3,911,770 BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited - 6,052,788 Westpac Financial Services Limited - 2,083,843 Westpac RE Limited - 881,477
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | Westpac Banking Corporation Group Secretariat Level 20, Westpac Place 275 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia | |
14. Contact name: | Tim Hartin, Group Company Secretary | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +61 (0)2 8219 8990 | |