TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | RPC Group plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | √ |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
Other (please specify): | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 578,176* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 4,897,579* Chase Nominees Limited 52,421* Vidacos Nominees Limited 56,129* * denotes direct interest |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 10 September 2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 September 2014 |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | ||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Direct | xi Direct | xii Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
Ordinary Shares GBP0.05 GB0007197378 | 5,725,775 | 5,725,775 | 5,584,305 | 5,584,305 | Not Disclosable | 2.97% | Not Disclosable |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx |
Nominal | Delta | ||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
5,584,305 | 2.97% |
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: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
13. Additional information: | Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 187,740,096, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 01 September 2014. |
14. Contact name: | Rebecca Joyce |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01933 416 527 |
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities) |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
Phone number & email |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
Full name |
Contact address |
Phone number & email |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.
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