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RNS Number : 5143P

Helical PLC

17 November 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Helical 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 
  specify): 
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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 175,040* 
 
                                                                     Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                     Limited 4,389,100* 
 
                                                                     Chase Nominees Limited 43,077* 
 
                                                                     HSBC Global Custody Nominee(UK)Limited 
                                                                     62,658* 
 
                                                                     State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                     107,473* 
 
                                                                     *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     15 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        16 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    3% to 4% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level (Box 8A) 
  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 
  of                to the triggering             the triggering transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                   Number           Number       Number      Number of                  % of voting 
                    of               of           of          voting                     rights (x) 
                    Shares           Voting       shares      rights 
                                     Rights 
----------------  ---------------  -----------  ----------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                 Direct      Direct      Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
                                                              (xi)        (xii) 
----------------  ---------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -------  ---------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
                                                                             Not 
  GB00B0FYMT95       4,923,581*     4,923,581*   4,777,348   4,777,348    Disclosable   4.04%    Not Disclosable 
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 * Includes Right to recall loaned shares (200,000) 
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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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                                                             200,000* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES    N/A              N/A                       *Direct interest          0.17% 
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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) 
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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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 4,977,348                 4.21% 
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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 
                                                 118,183,806 as per the Additional 
                                                 Listing Announcement of 8 
                                                 August 2014. 
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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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