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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
F&C Asset Management plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
(i) SIGA, LP (ii) Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) GP, LLC (iii) Sherborne Investors LP (iv) Sherborne Investors GP, LLC |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
28 May 2012 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
28 May 2012 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
21% (in Total Percentage of Voting Rights)
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
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Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary shares |
106,397,130 |
106,397,130 |
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107,923,384 |
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19.88% |
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ISIN: GB0004658141 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
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Total Return Swaps
Note: The total return swaps do not confer any right to acquire the underlying shares or to exercise voting rights. |
N/A
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Various
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6,094,135
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Nominal |
Delta |
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1.12%
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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114,017,519 |
21.00% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Sherborne Investors GP, LLC is the general partner of Sherborne Investors LP, which is the sole member of Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) GP, LLC. Sherborne Investors (Guernsey) GP, LLC is the general partner of SIGA, LP. SIGA, LP is the beneficial owner of 107,923,384 ordinary shares (approximately 19.88%) and 6,094,135 total return swaps relating to ordinary shares (approximately 1.12%) in the issuer. |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
N/A |
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14. Contact name: |
Marrack Tonkin |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7628 8000 |
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