TR-1: NOTIFICATIONS OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

13 Mar 2012

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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:

RM 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

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 the notification obligation:

 Aviva plc & its subsidiaries    

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Registered Holder:

BNY (Nominees)Limited                            

47,618*

 

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited   

340,680*

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited    

2,058,519*

 

Chase Nominees Limited                       

171,180*

 

CUIM Nominee Limited                          

54,787*

 

Vidacos Nominees Limited                                  

40,198*

* denotes direct interest   

 

Chase Nominees Limited                              

12,230

Vidacos Nominees Limited

3,689,246

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold  

      is crossed or reached):

12 March 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 March 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3% to <3% Change at Direct Interest Level

8:    Notified Details

A:     Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share       If possible use ISIN code

GB0002870417

 

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

6,879,974

6,879,974

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of
voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 6,414,458      

2,712,982

3,701,476

2.90%  3.96%

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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

 6,414,458

6.86%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial 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 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 93,471,147 as per the Company's Voting Rights and Capital Announcement of 29 February 2012.

14. Contact name:

 

Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

15. Contact telephone number:

 

01603 684420