TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

 

TR-1:          Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 

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

Severfield 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		no
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		no
Other (please specify):		no

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                          obligation:	Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -9,04% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited -  8,33% Ignis Investment Services Limited -0,71%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Vidacos Nominees\HSBC
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold        is crossed or reached):	17/10/2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20/10/2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	9%

 

 

8:    Notified Details
A:   Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share  If possible use ISIN code		GB00B27YGJ97
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights
26,659,990		26,659,990
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
26,902,501	17,036,938	9,865,563	5,727	3,316

 

B:   Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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
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
26,902,501	9,043

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -9,04% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited -8,33% Ignis Investment Services Limited -0,71%

 

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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:	[email protected] Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:	(0131) 245 6565