RNS Number:2811R
Chaucer Holdings PLC
01 April 2008
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
Chaucer Holdings PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )
.................
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
27 March 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 March 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
shares (vi)
Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)
0029395 18,105,940 18,105,940
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting
(ix) rights
Class/type of shares
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
2,489,670 2,480,670 14,475,703 0.72 4.19
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial Date (xiii) Conversion Period/ rights that may be rights
instrument Date (xiv) acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting % of voting
rights rights
16,965,373 4.91%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|Name of Company/Fund |Number of Shares |% of issued share capital|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Rosenberg |1,023,039 |0.29634 |
| | | |
| Direct | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA UK Investment Co ICVC|581,040 |0.16831 |
| | | |
|UK Smaller Companies Fund| | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Rosenberg |782,507 |0.22666 |
| | | |
| Direct | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Rosenberg |8,851,416 |2.56394 |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|Sun Life Unit Assurance |53,450 |0.01548 |
|Ltd | | |
| | | |
|FTSE All Share Tracker | | |
| | | |
| Direct | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|Sun Life Pensions |307,483 |0.08907 |
|Management | | |
| | | |
|FTSE All Share Tracker | | |
| | | |
| Direct | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |270,250 |0.07828 |
| | | |
|Xerox Final Salary | | |
|Pension Scheme | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |336,300 |0.09741 |
| | | |
|Islington Group Pension | | |
|Scheme | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |152,447 |0.04416 |
| | | |
|SEI UK Equity | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |1,400,000 |0.40553 |
| | | |
|Throgmorton Trust | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |1,600,000 |0.46346 |
| | | |
|Managed Income | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |600,000 |0.17380 |
| | | |
|UK Smaller Companies | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |304,650 |0.08825 |
| | | |
|BAE Systems Pensions Fund| | |
|CIF Trustees | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |129,600 |0.03754 |
| | | |
|BAE Systems 2000 Pensions| | |
|Fund | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Sun Life With Profits|213,883 |0.06195 |
|Passive | | |
| | | |
| Direct | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Sun Life With Profits|109,308 |0.03166 |
|Passive | | |
| | | |
| Direct | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|AXA Framlington |250,000 |0.07242 |
| | | |
|St James Place Internal | | |
|Equity & Income UT | | |
| | | |
| Indirect | | |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|Total Direct |2,489,670 |0.72117 |
| | | |
|Total Indirect |14,475,703 |4.19309 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|Total |16,965,373 |4.91426 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Rebecca Phillips
15. Contact telephone number:
Chaucer Holdings PLC
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 020 7105 8049
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