Senior Regulatory News (SNR)

8 Feb 2008 17:26

Senior PLC08 February 2008 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 3. Full name of person(s)subject to notification obligation AXA S.A. and its group of companies 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): 07/02/08 6. Date on which issuer notified: 08/02/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares triggering transaction transaction If possibleuse ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofcode shares voting rights shares rights voting rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 07958233 19,003,473 19,003,473 2,662,024 2,662,024 17,074,536 0.68 4.37Ord GBP0.10 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 19,736,560 5.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Name of Company / Fund Number of % of Issued shares Share CapitalAXA Sun Life plc / AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 1,033,741 0.265%AXA UK Investment Co ICVC / UK Smaller Co.s Fund (Indirect) 648,214 0.166%Sun Life Assurance Society Plc / AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 812,917 0.208%AXA Rosenberg (Indirect) 16,146,332 4.132%AXA Sun Life / FTSE All Share Tracker Life (Direct) 70,931 0.018%AXA Sun Life / FTSE All Share Tracker Pension (Direct) 362,920 0.093%Framlington onshore private clients (Indirect) 280,000 0.072%AXA Sun Life with Profits Passive (Direct) 259,977 0.067%Sun Life Ass Soc with Profit Passive (Direct) 121,538 0.031% Total Direct 2,662,024 0.68%Total Indirect 17,074,536 4.37% 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: A Bodenham 15. Contact telephone name: 01923 714745 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Senior plc, 59/61 High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RH. Phone number & email 01923 714745 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Contact address Phone number & email Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange