RNS Announcement
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
Topps Tiles plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Registered Holder:
BNY (Nominees) Limited 101,319*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,175,744*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 7,805,602*
Chase Nominees Limited 272,147*
Vidacos Nominees Limited 79,344*
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 15,165
Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,877,264
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
19 March 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 March 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
5% to 4% Change at Direct Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary SharesGB00B18P5K83
11,591,585
11,326,585
9,434,156
1,892,429
4.91%
0.99%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversion Period
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise price
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
5.90%
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 ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 192,043,795, as per the Company's Share Award and Issue of Equity anouncement of 31 January 2013.
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
Holding(s) in Company
17:32:52
20 Mar 2013
Holding(s) in company
5035A
