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TR-1:Notification of major interests in shares

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RNS Number : 0370Z

Personal Group Holdings PLC

05 December 2014

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ			Personal Group Holdings Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):	Change in the total number of outstanding shares at December 4, 2014 by Personal Group Holdings PLC. As a result of this we crossed the 12% threshold.			x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ		Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv		Registered Holder: Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav 1,444,560 Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V. 2,180,000
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v		4 December 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		4 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}		12% to 11% Change at Combined Indirect Interest Level

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

3,624,560

NIHIL

3,624,560

NIHIL

11.95%

GB0002760279

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,624,560

11.95%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V., with the following chain of controlled undertakings: Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.: · Delta Lloyd N.V. · DLAM Holding B.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.) · Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of DLAM Holding B.V.)

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:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 30,320,851 (4 December 2014)
14. Contact name:	A.M. Joustra, Delta Lloyd Asset Management
15. Contact telephone number:	+31 (0)20 594 8391

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Title: TR-1:Notification of major interests in shares
Time: 16:42:58
Date: 5 Dec 2014
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 0370Z