RNS Number : 5555F
Tyman PLC
24 May 2013
 



 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

Tyman plc  

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

 

Change to the number of voting rights in issue following the recent Open Offer and Placings

 

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries    

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

Registered Holder:

 

BNY (Nominees) Limited                            140,619*

 

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited  2,171,113*

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited    12,357,760*

 

Chase Nominees Limited                              342,527*

 

Vidacos Nominees Limited                           106,173*

 

*denotes direct interest

 

Chase Nominees Limited                              297,391

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

23 May 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 May 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

9% to 8% 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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB00B29H4253

12,965,311

12,965,311

15,415,583

15,118,192

297,391

8.92%

0.17%


 

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted

% of voting
rights






 

 

 

 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights





 

 

Nominal

Delta



 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,415,583

9.09%

 

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 169,521,902, as per the Company's Results of Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer Announcement of 21 May 2013.

 

14. Contact name:

 Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

15. Contact telephone number:

     01603 684420

 

 


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