TIDMSQS TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 6635D

SQS Software Quality Systems AG

01 April 2014

 
 For filings with the FCA include 
  the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                  SQS Software Quality Systems 
  the underlying issuer                                                      AG 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                                 Yes 
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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 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Legal & General Group Plc 
  subject to the                                                         (Group) 
  notification obligation: 
                                                               Legal & General (Unit Trust 
                                                                 Managers) Limited (UTM) 
 
                                                                Legal & General Investment 
                                                                Management Limited (LGIM) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Legal & General Assurance 
  (if different from 3.):                                     Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
 
                                                                Legal & General Group Plc 
                                                                          (L&G) 
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                                                                      27 March 2014 
   5. Date of the transaction 
   and date on 
   which the threshold is 
   crossed or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                              31 March 2014 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                        Group (Below 10%) 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                           LGIM (Below 10%) 
 
                                                                      UTM (Below 5%) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type                                     Situation previous                                                         Resulting situation after the 
  of                                             to the triggering                                                             triggering transaction 
  shares                                            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                                       Number                       Number                                                           Number of voting                     % of voting 
                                         of                            of                                                                 rights                             rights 
                                       Shares                        Voting 
                                                                     Rights 
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                                                                                                   Number                  Direct                Indirect             Direct      Indirect 
                                                                                                  of shares 
--------------------------      -----------------------    ------------------------    ------------------------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
                                                    2,833,617 
                                                       LGIM 
                                                     1,602,119 
                                                        UTM 
 
   DE0005493514                                 (As at 16/11/2012)                                         2,352,292      1,276,885                     1,075,407      4.17%       3.52% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                                                                          Number of 
   Type of financial               Expiration                 Exercise/                                                    voting                                        % of voting 
   instrument                      date                       Conversion                                                   rights that                                   rights 
                                                              Period                                                       may be 
                                                                                                                           acquired 
                                                                                                                           if the 
                                                                                                                           instrument 
                                                                                                                           is 
                                                                                                                           exercised/ 
                                                                                                                           converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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   Type of financial             Exercise                  Expiration                  Exercise/                         Number of          % of voting 
   instrument                    price                     date                        Conversion                        voting             rights 
                                                                                       period                            rights 
                                                                                                                         instrument 
                                                                                                                         refers to 
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                                                                                                                                                         Nominal                    Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                                  Percentage of voting rights 
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                                                                       2,352,292                                                         7.69% 
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                                                                                            UTM 
                                                                                         (Below 5%) 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                                                               Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and 
                                                                          Indirect) (Group) (2,352,292-7.69% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
                                                                                          Indirect) (2,352,292-7.69% 
                                                                                                   = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                          Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (2,352,292-7.69% 
                                                                                                   = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) 
                                                                                    Limited (1,075,407 -3.52% = UTM) 
                                      Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,276,885 -4.17% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                              Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                              (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        (Direct) (LGIH) (1,276,885 -4.17% = LGAS & 
                                                                                                               LGPL) 
                               Legal & General Assurance (Pensions         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 
                                Management) Limited (PMC)                   (LGAS & LGPL) (1,276,885 -4.17% = LGAS & 
                                                                                                               LGPL) 
                                                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) 
                                                                                                              (LGPL) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                   N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                               N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                             N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                    Notification using the total 
  13. Additional information:                                                     voting rights figure of 30,562,679 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                      Angela Hayter (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                              020 3124 3851 
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