1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
Robert Walters plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
?
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:iii
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
Registered Holder:
BNY (Nominees) Limited 56,165*
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 414,584*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited2,506,900*
Chase Nominees Limited 120,695*
Vidacos Nominees Limited 34,949*
*denotes direct interest
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
10 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
11 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
3% to 4% Change at Direct Interest Level
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
GB0008475088
2,360,526
2,360,526
3,133,293
3,133,293
Not Disclosable
4.09%
Not Disclosable
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% 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 xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
3,133,293
4.09%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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 76,645,221, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 1 June 2011.
14. Contact name:
Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:
01603 684420
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Robert Walters plc is a United Kingdom-based international specialist recruitment consultancy company. The Company provides specialist recruitment consultancy, staffing, recruitment process outsourcing and managed services across the globe. The Company's brands include Robert Walters, Walters People, and Resource Solutions. Robert Walters is a specialist professional recruitment consultancy, matching sought-after people to high-profile permanent, contract and interim roles across a range of business-critical disciplines. Walters People is the staffing specialist for working world in matching people to temporary, contract and permanent roles. Resource Solutions is specialist in recruitment process outsourcing and managed services. It offers business process outsourcing services assisting companies with their permanent recruitment, temporary recruitment, supply chain and labor supply and screening. It also offers other consultancy, technology and advisory services.