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:
Senior plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of 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
X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
BlackRock, Inc.
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):
10 July 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
11 July 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone above 13%
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
Percentage of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
GB0007958233
47,360,982
N/A
45,529,606
10.91%
B: Financial Instruments
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period/date
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Exercise price
Exercise /Conversion periodi
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
CFD
9,182,808
2.20%
Total (A+B+C)
54,712,414
13.11%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 54,712,414 (13.11%)
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:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 417,343,307
14. Contact name:
Andrew Bodenham, Company Secretary, Senior plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01923 775547