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RNS Number : 7568H

AVEVA Group PLC

14 March 2018

 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the 
   relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word 
   format if possible) 
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  1a. Identity of the issuer                     AVEVA GROUP PLC 
   or the underlying issuer 
   of existing shares to which 
   voting rights are attached: 
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  1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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  Non-UK issuer 
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  2. Reason for the notification (please mark the 
   appropriate box or boxes with an "X") 
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  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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  An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                     X 
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  Other (please specify): 
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  3. Details of person subject to the notification 
   obligation 
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  Name                                           Massachusetts Financial 
                                                  Services Company 
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  City and country of registered                 Boston, US 
   office (if applicable) 
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  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
   3) 
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  Name                                           MFS invests in securities 
                                                  of the issuer on behalf 
                                                  of its various mutual 
                                                  funds and institutional 
                                                  account clients 
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  City and country of registered 
   office (if applicable) 
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  5. Date on which the threshold                 01/03/2018 
   was crossed or reached: 
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  6. Date on which issuer                        14/03/2018 
   notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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  7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the 
   notification obligation: 
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                                % of voting       % of voting       Total of    Total number 
                                   rights        rights through      both in      of voting 
                                  attached          financial           %         rights of 
                                 to shares         instruments                     issuer 
                                   (total           (total of        (8.A + 
                                   of 8.A)       8.B.1 + 8.B.2)        8.B) 
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  Resulting 
   situation 
   on the date 
   on which 
   threshold 
   was crossed 
   or reached                  2.19%                                2.19%        161,207,315 
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  Position 
   of previous 
   notification 
   (if applicable)             5.01%                                5.01% 
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  8. Notified details of the resulting situation 
   on the date on which the threshold was crossed 
   or reached: 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type         Number of voting rights                        % of voting rights 
   of shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
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                        Direct                 Indirect                Direct          Indirect 
                         (Art 9          (Art 10 of Directive            (Art           (Art 10 
                      of Directive      2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)          9 of         of Directive 
                      2004/109/EC)                                    Directive       2004/109/EC) 
                        (DTR5.1)                                     2004/109/EC)      (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                                       (DTR5.1) 
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GB00BBG9VN75 
 Common Stock                       3,526,860                                      2.19% 
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SUBTOTAL 
 8.A                                 3,526,860                                 2.19% 
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  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
   of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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  Type of            Expiration       Exercise/      Number of voting                % of voting 
   financial          date             Conversion     rights that may                 rights 
   instrument                          Period         be acquired if 
                                                      the instrument 
                                                      is exercised/converted 
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                                      SUBTOTAL 
                                       8.B.1 
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  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
   effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 
   2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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  Type of            Expiration       Exercise/      Physical       Number           % of voting 
   financial          date             Conversion     or cash        of voting        rights 
   instrument                          Period         settlement     rights 
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                                                     SUBTOTAL 
                                                      8.B.2 
                                                   -------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
  9. Information in relation to the person subject 
   to the notification obligation (please mark the 
   applicable box with an "X") 
  Person subject to the notification obligation 
   is not controlled by any natural person or legal 
   entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) 
   holding directly or indirectly an interest in 
   the (underlying) issuer. 
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  Full chain of controlled undertakings through                                     X 
   which the voting rights and/or the financial 
   instruments are effectively held starting with 
   the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
   entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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          Name                 % of voting             % of voting            Total of both 
                                 rights if            rights through           if it equals 
                                 it equals               financial             or is higher 
                               or is higher             instruments        than the notifiable 
                            than the notifiable        if it equals             threshold 
                                 threshold             or is higher 
                                                    than the notifiable 
                                                         threshold 
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 Massachusetts 
  Financial Services 
  Company                 2.1875%                                         2.1875% 
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 MFS Institutional 
  Advisors, Inc.          0.0003%                                         0.0003% 
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  10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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  Name of the proxy holder 
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  The number and % of voting 
   rights held 
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  The date until which the 
   voting rights will be held 
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  11. Additional information: 
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  On 28 February 2018, Aveva submitted to the London 
   Stock Exchange 97,169,655 Consideration Shares 
   to be issued to Schneider Electric Group and readmission 
   of the Company's 64,037,660 existing Ordinary 
   Shares. Subsequently, AVEVA's share capital was 
   161,207,315 ordinary shares and the total number 
   of voting rights was 161,207,315 on 1 March 2018. 
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  Place of completion     Boston 
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  Date of completion      14/03/2018 
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