TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares - Standard Life
11 December 2014
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
RPS GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state 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: iii
Standard Life Investments (Holdings)
Limited (Parent Company) -4.921%
comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 4.921%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv
Vidacos Nominees\HSBC
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:
5 December 2014.
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%.
8.Notified details: | ||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,ix | ||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | GB0007594764 | |||
Situation previous to the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | |||
10,287,207 | 10,287,207 | |||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
10,889,490 | 6,823,686 | 4,065,804 | 3.084 | 1.837 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/ converted.) |
Percentage 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 | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | Percentage of voting rights | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
10,889,490 | 4.921 |
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) -4.921%
comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 4.921%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0%
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
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