Last checked at 17 Apr 2009 15:17
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | SIG plc | ||
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||
| Other (please specify): | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Schroders plc | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |||
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 16.04.09 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17.04.09 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Above 5% | ||
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| Ordinary Shares GB0008025412 | 8,766,201 | 6,755,490 | 40,516,268 | N/A | 29,833,259 | N/A | 5.05% |
| B: Financial Instruments
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| Total (A+B)
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 29,833,259 | 5.05% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Schroder Investment Management Limited 28,918,656 4.90% Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 914,603 0.15% |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of proxy holder: | |
| 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: | The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. |
| 14 Contact name: | Andrea Rowe |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7658 6000 |