RNS Announcement
1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Morgan Sindall Group plc
2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
no
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):
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 7,698*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 126,207*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 764,542*
Chase Nominees Limited 20,309*
Vidacos Nominees Limited 7,690*
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 23,293
Vidacos Nominees Limited 10,533
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached):
06 February 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
07 February 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10% to <5% Change at Combined Interest Level
8: Notified Details
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code
GB0008085614
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
4,680,684
Percentage ofvoting rights
Direct
Indirect
960,272
926,446
33,826
2.14%
0.08%
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period/date
No. of voting rights that may be acquired(if the instrument exercised/converted)
Percentage of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Exerciseprice
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversionperiod
Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
2.22%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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:
14. Contact name:
Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7307 9200
Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
01603 685988
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Michael Dunhill
Contact address
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
Holding(s) in Company
12:52:49
8 Feb 2013
Holding(s) in company
5026X
