TIDMFCAM TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 3905B
F&C Asset Management PLC
26 October 2009
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| TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | F&C Asset |
| of existing shares to which voting rights are | Management plc |
| attached: | |
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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 | v |
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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: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Registered Holder: |
| (if different from 3.): | BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited1,925,187* |
| | Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited11,671,837* |
| | Chase Nominees Limited143,145* |
| | CUIM Nominee Limited176,666* |
| | Vidacos Nominees Limited7,366* |
| | *denotes direct interest |
| | Chase Nominees Limited1,321,988 |
| | Vidacos Nominees Limited9,055,132 |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and | 23 October 2009 |
| date on | |
| which the threshold is crossed | |
| or | |
| reached: | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer | 26 October 2009 |
| notified: | |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are | 5% to <5% Change at Combined Interest Level |
| crossed or | |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | to the triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using | | |
| the ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | of | of | of | rights | rights |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect |
+----------------+------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+--------------+---------------------+----------+
| Ordinary | 24,858,465 | 24,858,465 | 24,301,321 | 13,924,201 | 10,377,120 | 2.86% | 2.13% |
| Shares | | | | | | | |
| GB0004658141 | | | | | | | |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of | % of |
| financial | date | Conversion Period | voting | voting |
| instrument | | | rights that | rights |
| | | | may be | |
| | | | acquired if | |
| | | | the | |
| | | | instrument | |
| | | | is | |
| | | | exercised/converted. | |
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+----------------+----------------+-+----------+----------+----------------+----------+-+--------------+-------------------+-+----------+
+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+--+----------------------+-----------------+----------+
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
| Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| financial | price | date | Conversion | rights instrument | rights |
| instrument | | | period | refers to | |
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| | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
+ + + + + +-----------------+----------+
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 24,301,321 | 4.99% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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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 487,447,992. |
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| 14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 |
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