Vernalis PLC Holding(s) in Company (8203J)
14 September 2016 - 7:54PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMVER TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 8203J
Vernalis PLC
14 September 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Vernalis plc
issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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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) subject Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
to the
notification obligation: (iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Registered Holder:
(if different from 3.):(iv)
Available on Request 17,656*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
1,721,227*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 20,709,809*
State Street Nominees Limited 3,854,493*
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 712,480
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5. Date of the transaction and date 9 September 2016
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 September 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 5% to 4% Change at Direct Interest
or 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 the triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights (x)
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary
Shares
GB00B3Y5L754 27,352,207* 27,352,207* 27,015,665 26,303,185 712,480 4.999% 0.135%
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*INC. RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES (58,989)
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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 (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rights
instrument (xiv) be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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RIGHT TO
RECALL 50,000*
LOANED
SHARES N/A N/A *DIRECT INTEREST 0.009%
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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 rights
instrument price date (xvii) Conversion rights instrument (xix, xx)
period refers to
(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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27,065,665 5.14%
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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 & Friends Provident International Limited, with the
following chains 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)
Friends Provident International Limited:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company)
* Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary
of Aviva plc)
* Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
* Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited)
* Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Friends Life FPG Limited)
* Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of
Friends Life FPL Limited)
* Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Friends Life Limited)
* Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions 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 526,202,417, as
per the Company's Total Voting Rights
Announcement of 29 July 2016.
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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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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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