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RNS Number : 2215S
SIG PLC
19 December 2016
 

 

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

SIG Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.

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

15 December 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 December 2016

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

5.00%



 

8. Notified details: below 5%

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

 

GB0008025412

29,984,285

29,984,285



26,799,365


4.53%



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

26,799,365

4.53%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 





Entity

Voting Rights Held

Percentage Held

 




 




 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company         

2,819,108

0.4767%

 

MFS Heritage Trust Company                       

98,005

0.0166%

 

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.                 

102,255

0.0173%

 

MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.                    

23,779,997

4.0211%

 

MFS Investment Management K.K.

0

0.0%

 

MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd

0

0.0%

 




 

Notifiable Interest

26,799,365

4.5317%

 




 

Voting Rights Outstanding

591,380,690


 

 

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:


15. Contact telephone number:


 


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