TIDMAVCT TIDMAV.

RNS Number : 8520E

Avacta Group PLC

06 November 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Avacta Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 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)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                Limited 31,865,063* 
 
                                                                Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                Limited 555,424,900* 
                                                                * denotes direct interest 
                                                                Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                Limited 45,138,729 
                                                                Chase Nominees Limited 16,155,912 
 
                                                                Vidacos Nominees Limited 26,415,401 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     04 November 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        05 November 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    <10% to 10% Change at Combined 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous          Resulting situation after the 
  of               to the triggering           triggering transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number        Number        Number        Number of voting           % of voting 
                   of            of            of shares     rights                     rights (x) 
                   Shares        Voting 
                                 Rights 
---------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------------ 
                                              Direct        Direct        Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                             (xi)          (xii) 
---------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
  ORD GBP0.001 
 
  GB0033519546                                675,000,005   587,289,963   87,710,042   8.71%    1.30% 
                 ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
                  640,000,000   640,000,000 
---------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/       Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion      rights that        rights 
                      (xiii)       Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                   acquired if 
                                                   the 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   is 
                                                   exercised/ 
                                                   converted. 
------------------  -----------  --------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 675,000,005               10.01% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 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) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:         See Section 4 
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 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 
                                   6,741,139,464 as per the 
                                   Company's Issue of Equity 
                                   annoucement of 30 October 
                                   2015. 
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 14. Contact name:                    Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:        01603 684420 
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This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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