DFS Furniture plc Holding(s) in Company (6865H)
March 14 2018 - 5:20AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMDFS TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 6865H
DFS Furniture 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)(i)
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the DFS Furniture Plc
underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights
are attached(ii) :
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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 X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)(iii) :
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
City and country of registered office (if London, England
applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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Name Registered Holder:
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 254,368*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 5,589,723*
State Street Nominees Limited 41,428*
*denotes direct interest
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City and country of registered office (if
applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed 09/03/2018
or reached(vi) :
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6. Date on which issuer notified 13/03/2018
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both in % Total number of
attached to shares through financial (8.A + 8.B) voting rights of
(total of 8. A) instruments issuer(vii)
(total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
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Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold was
crossed or reached 2.78% 0.20% 2.98% 211,658,656
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Position of previous
notification (if
applicable) 2.81% 0.19% 3.00%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if
possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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Ordinary Shares
GB00BTC0LB89 5,885,519 N/A 2.78% N/A
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SUBTOTAL 8. A 5,885,519 2.78%
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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(x) Conversion rights that may rights
instrument Period(xi) be acquired if
the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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416,282*
RIGHT TO RECALL
LOANED SHARES N/A N/A *Direct Interest 0.20%
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 416,282 0.20%
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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 or Number of % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion cash voting rights rights
instrument Period (xi) settlement(xii)
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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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(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights X
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional
rows as necessary)
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Name(xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than the instruments if it higher than the
notifiable threshold equals or is higher notifiable threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
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Aviva plc
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Aviva Group Holdings
Limited
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Aviva Investors
Holdings Limited
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Aviva Investors
Global Services
Limited
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder See Section 4
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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(xvi)
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This notification is prompted by a 3% to <3% change at Direct Interest
Level (Box 8A & 8B)
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Place of completion Norwich, England
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Date of completion 13 March 2018
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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