Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2840G

Castings PLC

10 May 2011

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Castings 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):	RESTATEMENT OF UNDERLYING OWNERSHIP Following a reduction in the stake of ownership of Delta Lloyd NV by Aviva plc, Delta Lloyd NV and its Group of Companies are no longer a controlled undertaking of Aviva plc.			√
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Delta Lloyd NV and its Group of Companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Registered Holder: Banque de Luxembourg SA                      2,228,267 Kas Bank NV                                            4,042,795
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		06 May 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		09 May 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		0% to 14% Change at Indirect Interest Level

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
	Number of Shares		Number of Voting Rights		Number of shares	Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights x
					Direct	Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct		Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0001795680	0 (Previously disclosed  in the name of Aviva plc -see notification of 24 June 2010)		0 (Previously disclosed  in the name of Aviva plc -see notification of 24 June 2010)		6,271,062	Nil		6,271,062	Nil		14.37%
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
6,271,062	14.37%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV: ·      Delta Lloyd NV ·      Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd NV)
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  43,632,068.
14. Contact name:	Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:	01603 684420

 

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