TIDMSMS

RNS Number : 2459H

Smart Metering Systems PLC

27 November 2015

27 November 2015

Smart Metering Systems plc

("SMS" or "the Company")

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Smart Metering Systems plc (AIM: SMS.L) announces as follows:

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1: Identity of the issuer          Smart Metering Systems 
  or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached: 
---------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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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    Implimentation of changes to          X 
  specify):        the DTRs as a result of amendments 
                   to the Transparency Directive 
                   coming into force 
---------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
 3. Full name of person(s)           SFM UK Management LLP 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation: 
----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      Quantum Partners LP 
  (if different from 3.): 
----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction          26 November 2015 
  (and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached): 
----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:   27 November 2015 
----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are         Under 5% 
  crossed or reached: 
----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 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) 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                                   Under 
  GB00B4X1RC86    2,500,000    2,500,000     N/A           N/A           0           5%       N/A 
                 -----------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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. 
---------------  -----------  --------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
      N/A            N/A                  N/A                      N/A                   N/A 
---------------  -----------  --------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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) 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
    Contract         N/A           N/A           N/A               N/A            Nominal   Delta 
       for 
   Difference 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------  --------- 
                                                                                   Under      N/A 
                                                                                     5% 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                    N/A                                             Under 5% 
------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 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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             The statement relates to common shares and a Contract 
             for Difference ("CFD") held for the account of Quantum 
           Partners LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership 
           ("Quantum Partners"). SFM UK Management LLP, a sub-advisor 
           to Soros Fund Management LLC, serves as investment manager 
               to Quantum Partners and has been granted investment 
              discretion over portfolio investments, including the 
           common shares and the CFD, held for the account of Quantum 
                                    Partners. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     N/A 
--------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                 N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
--------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will                               N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
--------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
  13. Additional information: 
--------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 14. Contact name:                                            Jade Cornell 
                                                            Compliance Officer 
--------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                020 7758 4826 
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About Smart Metering Systems Plc

SMS expanded its services into the electricity market through the acquisition of Utility Partnership Limited in April 2014. The Company can now provide a fully integrated service from beginning to end to cover the installation of a gas/electricity supply/connection to the procurement, installation and management of a gas or electricity meter asset to the collection and management of customer data and ongoing energy management services. Longer term the Company also has additional applications for water and LPG.

Following its listing, the Company is now part of the FTSE AIM 50 index. For more information on SMS please visit the Company's website: http://www.sms-plc.com

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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