TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 3484C
Numis Corporation PLC
04 March 2011
 



 

NUMIS CORPORATION PLC ("NUMIS")

 

4 March 2011 

 

 

 

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

Numis Corporation 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        855,574*

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited         4,674,016*

 

CUIM Nominee Limited                                 305,499*

            * denotes direct interest

BNP Paribas - London                                     232,942

 

Chase Nominees Limited                                   895,980

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

02 March 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03 March 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

4% to 5% Change at Direct 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


GB00B05M6465

5,945,689

5,945,689

6,964,011

5,835,089

1,128,922

5.20%

1.01%


 

 

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

6,964,011

6.21%

 

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 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 the total number of voting rights of 112,195,996, as confirmed by the Company's announcement of 23 February 2011.

 

14. Contact name:

Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

15. Contact telephone number:

     01603 684420

 

The total number of Numis ordinary shares of 5p each in issue is 112,195,996 with each ordinary share carrying the right to one vote.  There are no shares held in treasury.

 

The total number of voting rights in Numis is 112,195,996.  

 

 

4 March 2011    

 

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Contacts

Numis Corporation:             

Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive                                                        020 7260 1256
Simon Denyer, Group Finance Director & Company Secretary        020 7260 1225                                

 

Brunswick:

Gill Ackers                                                                                           020 7396 5382

Carole Cable                                                                                       020 7396 7458

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):

Simon Boadle                                                                                     020 7583 5000       

Jon Raggett                                                                                        020 7583 5000               

 

 


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