Science Group PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (2577R)

TIDMSAG
RNS Number : 2577R
Science Group PLC
08 December 2016
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                     Science Group plc 
  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 
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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                                            Change to the number of voting rights in issue    þ 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                                            Martyn Roy Ratcliffe 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                               7 December 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                 7 December 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                           34% 
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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 triggering 
 of            to the triggering                 transaction 
 shares        transaction 
 
 if 
 possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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              Number           Number           Number         Number of voting            % of voting rights 
               of               of               of shares      rights                      (x) 
               Shares           Voting 
                                Rights 
-----------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                (xi)           (xii) 
-----------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  -------------- 
 
              13,412,906       13,412,906       13,412,906     13,412,906                  34.0% 
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 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 (xiii)    Conversion Period               rights that may               rights 
 instrument                       (xiv)                           be 
                                                                  acquired if the 
                                                                  instrument is 
                                                                  exercised/ converted. 
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 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 rights 
 financial       price         date (xvii)    Conversion        rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                   period            refers to 
                                              (xviii) 
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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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 13,412,906                                       34.0% 
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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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 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: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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