7 Apr 2009 09:53
| 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 | yes | ||
| 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: | Deutsche Bank AG | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Deutsche Bank AG Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited Deutsche Bank AG Singapore Branch Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited DWS Investment GmbH DWS Investment S.A., Luxembourg Tilney Investment Management | ||
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 03/04/2009 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 06/04/2009 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Direct 5% | ||
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares
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| 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 | ||||
| GB0008025412 | 11,065,631 | 11,065,631 | 11,377,303 | 6,941,994 | 4,435,309 | 5.11% | 3.27%
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| B: Financial Instruments
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| 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) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 11,377,303 | 8.38% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| Proxy Voting:
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| 10. Name of proxy holder:
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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| 13. Additional information:
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| 14 Contact name:
| David Lindsay / Andrew Anderson |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 00 44 207 545 8533/8532 |
SIG (SHI)