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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:   Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer    
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify)iii:.  
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
City and country of registered office (if applicable) London, England
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name   Registered Holder:

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 5,900,163*

 

Chase Nominees Limited 53,718*

 

*denotes direct interest

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 317,697

 

Chase Nominees Limited 2,055,552

City and country of registered office (if applicable)  
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 11/03/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/03/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
    % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)   % of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)   Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 9.61%   9.61% 86,689,799
Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

9.93%   9.93%  

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

  Number of voting rightsix   % of voting rights
Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

  Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

  Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary Shares


GB0030026057
5,953,881 2,373,249 6.87% 2.74%
         
         
SUBTOTAL 8. A 8,327,130 9.61%

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration
datex
  Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi
  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights
         
         
         
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1    

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument   Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
  Physical or cash

settlementxii

  Number of voting rights % of voting rights
           
           
           
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2    
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an “X”)

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii    
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
X
Namexv   % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold   % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold   Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Aviva plc 9.61%   9.61%
Aviva Group Holdings Limited 9.61%   9.61%
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited 9.61%   9.61%
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited 9.61%   9.61%
       

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder See Section 4
The number and % of voting rights held  
The date until which the voting rights will be held  
 
11. Additional informationxvi
This notification is prompted by a 7% to 6% change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A).

 

 

Contact Next 15: Nick Lee Morrison, General Counsel & Company Secretary, +44 (0)7342 037 200

 

LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

Place of completion   Norwich, England
Date of completion 12 March 2020

Category Code: HOL
Sequence Number: 694252
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20200312T162636+0000

Contacts

Next Fifteen Communications Plc

Contacts

Next Fifteen Communications Plc