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RNS Number : 2660H

BTG PLC

27 November 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     BTG 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                                                RESTATEMENT PROMPTED BY THE REMOVAL 
  specify):                                                   OF STOCK LENDING EXEMPTION FOLLOWING 
                                                              IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU TRANSPARENCY 
                                                              DIRECTIVE AMENDMENTS 
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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 116,323* 
                                                                      Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 6,745,742* 
 
                                                                      Chase Nominees Limited 220,603* 
 
                                                                      State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                      1,231,205* 
 
                                                                      *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                      Chase Nominees Limited 538,929 
 
                                                                      Vidacos Nominees Limited 934,655 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     25 November 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        27 November 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    4% to <3% change at Direct 
  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 
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                     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 
 
 
  GB0001001592       20,059,826         20,059,826   9,787,457      8,313,873   1,473,584    2.17%     0.38% 
                    -----------------  -----------  -------------  ----------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 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. 
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 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) 
-------------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  --------------------  ---------------- 
 RIGHT TO             N/A         N/A           N/A            9,675,433*            Nominal   Delta 
  RECALL LOANED 
  SHARES                                                        *Direct interest 
-------------------  ----------  ------------  -------------  --------------------  --------  ------ 
                                                                                     2.53% 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 19,462,890                5.08% 
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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) 
 
 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 

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