28 Apr 2009 16:20
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares | |||||||||||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Senior plc | ||||||||||||
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||||||||||
Other (please specify):______________ | |||||||||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |||||||||||||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 24 April 2009 | ||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 April 2009 | ||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Above 5% | ||||||||||||
8: Notified Details | |||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||
Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||
GB0007968233 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20,195,659 | 5.05% | |||||||
B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
Total (A+B) | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||
20,195,659 | 5.05% | ||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 20,195,659 (5.05%) | |||||||||||||
Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||
10. Name of 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: | Andrew Bodenham, Senior plc | ||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 01923 714745 |