Last checked at 1 Jun 2009 16:21
TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
| 1 | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Morgan Sindall plc | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification: | Disposal of voting rights | ||||||||
| 3 | Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries | ||||||||
| 4 | Full name of shareholders(s): | Registered holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited Chase GA Group Nominees Limited Chase Nominees Limited CUIM Nominee Limited * denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited Vidacos Nominees Limited
| 606,053* 3,971,853* 185,173* 381,416* 170,621 1,046,454 | |||||||
| 5 | Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 29 May 2009 | ||||||||
| 6 | Date on which issuer notified: | 1 June 2009 | ||||||||
| 7 | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 12% to 11% Change at Direct Interest level | ||||||||
| 8 | Notified details: | |||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible using the ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |||||||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |||||||||
| GB0008085614 | 6,448,949 | 6,448,949 | ||||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible using the ISIN code | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
| GB0008085614 | 5,144,495 | 5,144,495 | 1,217,075 | 11.94% | 2.83% | |||||
| B: Financial instruments | ||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period/Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights | ||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||
| Total (A+B) | ||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||||||
| 6,361,570 | 14.77% | |||||||||
| 9 | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | 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 43,074,407. | ||||||||
| 14 | Contact for further information: | Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary | ||||||||
| 15 | Contact telephone number: | 020 7307 9218 | ||||||||
| Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares | ||||||||||
| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | ||||||||||
| Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | Aviva plc and its subsidiaries | |||||||||
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | ||||||||||
| Phone number | 01603 687803 | |||||||||
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Diane Thirkettle | |||||||||
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | ||||||||||
| Full name | Global Reporting Unit, Aviva Plc | |||||||||
| Contact address | ||||||||||
| Phone number | ||||||||||
| Other useful information (eg functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | ||||||||||