Released: 26/08/2009
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RNS Number : 0604Y
Office2office PLC
26 August 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof Office2Office plc
existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in theacquisition 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 thenotification Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.): Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees
Limited 301,064*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees
Limited 1,695,480*
Chase Nominees Limited 136,472*
CUIM Nominee Limited 25,423*
*denotes direct interest
Vidacos Nominees Limited 434,635
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold 25 August 2009
is crossed orreached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 August 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 6% to 5% Change at Direct Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
if possible using transaction
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares 3,016,512 3,016,512 2,593,074 2,158,439 434,635 5.94% 1.20%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Period Number of voting % of voting
instrument date rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
2,593,074 7.14%
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 ceaseto
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting
rights:
13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights
of 36,308,984
14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420
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