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RNS Number : 3412K

Lighthouse Group PLC

15 April 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                         Lighthouse 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                                                Restatement of notification following 
  specify):                                                   completion of Aviva plc's acquisition 
                                                              of Friends Life Group Ltd 
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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) 
                                                                      Friends Life Limited 7,497,466* 
 
                                                                         *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     12/06/2013 - Date of original 
  and date on                                                    notification 
  which the threshold is                                         13/04/2015 - Aviva plc acquisition 
  crossed or                                                     of Friends Life Group Ltd 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        15/04/2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    Restatement of Friends Life 
  crossed or                                                     Group Ltd holding of 5.87%, 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             dated 12/06/2013 
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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                   % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares       voting                      rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                           rights 
                                  Rights 
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                                                  Direct          Direct        Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares        7,497,466        7,497,466        7,497,466       7,497,466     Nil           5.87%         Nil 
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 GB0009779116 
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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 voting              % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                       rights that                   rights 
 instrument          (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          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting              % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion         rights instrument             rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period             refers to                     xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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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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 7,497,466                                          5.87% 
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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 Friends 
      Life Group Limited, with the following chain of controlled 
      undertakings:- 
 
      Friends Life Group Limited: 
       *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
            of Aviva plc) 
 
 
       *    Friends Life Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
            of Aviva Group 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 
                                                    127,700,298 as per the Company's 
                                                    Issue and Cancellation of 
                                                    Bonus Shares announcement 
                                                    of 9(th) July 2009. 
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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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