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RNS Number : 0414Z

Brightside Group PLC

31 January 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Brightside Group plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please       CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, 
  specify):           FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject           Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                              BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 
                                              30,000,000* 
                                              * denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         30 January 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           31 January 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         6% to 5% Change at Direct Interest 
  or                                          Level 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number             Number          Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                 of                of                 of shares       rights                     (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -----------------  --------------  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct          Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)            (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  -----      --------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
 
 
 GB00B1L7MY49                                         30,000,000      30,000,000     Nil Held    5.98%          Nil Held 
                                 ------             --------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 
                 30,000,000        30,000,000 
-------------  ----------------  -----------------  ------------    -----  -------  ---------      ---  ----     ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)      Conversion Period                 rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                             be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period              refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  -------------  ------------------  -----------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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      30,000,000                                                        5.98% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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                     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: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                           See Section 4 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                Figures are based on on a revised 
                                             total number of voting rights of 501,901,509 
                                             as per the Company's Placing Announcement 
                                             of 24 January 2014. 
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 14. Contact name:                             Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                 01603 684420 
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