REG-Sage Group PLC <SGE.L> Holding(s) in Company<AV.L>
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RNS Number : 9449P
Sage Group PLC
01 April 2009
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of The Sage Group plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights â
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 the notification Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 10,258,053*
BT Globenet Nominees Limited 17,700*
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited29,827,227*
Chase Nominees Limited 1,231,709*
CUIM Nominee Limited 6,541,001*
Vidacos Nominees Limited 20,650*
* denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 272,074
Chase Nominees Limited 8,176,776
State Street Nominees Limited 4,842,657
Vidacos Nominees Limited 9,553,457
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 31 March 2009
is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 April 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights viii Number of shares Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights
Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0008021650 91,461,468 91,461,468 47,896,340 47,896,340 22,844,964 3.66% 1.74%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument Expiration date xiii Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Datexiv Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the % of voting rights
instrument is exercised/ converted.
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
70,741,304 5.40%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held,
if applicable xv:
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 1,310,441,520.
14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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