TIDMMTPH

RNS Number : 8589P

Midatech Pharma PLC

23 February 2016

 
 For filings with the FSA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                             Midatech Pharma plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                 x 
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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)                                     Woodford Investment Management 
  subject to the                                                               LLP (Woodford) 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           Clients of Woodford 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                        15.02.2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                           16.02.2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                      20% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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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 
---------------  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number       Number       Number of                % of voting 
                   of           of           of shares    voting                   rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting                    rights 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct      Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 
   GB00BRTL9B63                                                                       20% 
                                                                    -----------  --------  --------- 
                  6,677,899    6,677,899    6,703,189    6,703,189 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration   Exercise/                 Number of voting         % of voting 
  financial        date         Conversion                rights that              rights 
  instrument       (xiii)       Period (xiv)              may be 
                                                          acquired if 
                                                          the 
                                                          instrument 
                                                          is 
                                                          exercised/ 
                                                          converted. 
---------------  -----------  ------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration   Exercise/    Number of voting         % of voting 
  financial        price       date         Conversion    rights instrument        rights (xix, 
  instrument                   (xvii)       period        refers to                xx) 
                                            (xviii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights 
-----------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 6,703,189                                  20% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                     Woodford Investment Management LLP as Investment Manager 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Akpene Akonou 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   01865 809024 
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