3 Dec 2009 17:14
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 | X |
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): | 1 December 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 3 December 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Holding has gone above 13% |
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 | ||||
GB0007958233 | 25,634,253 | 25,634,253 | N/A | N/A | 34,440,438 | N/A | 8.62% |
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 |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise / Conversion periodi | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17,632,355 | 4.41% |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
52,072,793 | 13.03% |
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 - 52,072,793 (13.03%). On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. The combined holdings of BlackRock, Inc. following this acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement. |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 399,663,293 |
14. Contact name: | Andrew Bodenham, Company Secretary, Senior plc |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01923 714745 |