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RNS Number : 8900S

Distil PLC

22 March 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                              Distil PLC ORD 0.001P 
  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                                 X 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                           Miton UK Microcap Trust PLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        BONY OCS Nominees Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                             17/03/16 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                              21/03/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                           Above 10% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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                         Resulting situation after the 
  of              previous                          triggering transaction 
  shares          to the triggering 
                  transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 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) 
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  GB0030164023                                     49,933,349                                               10.00% 
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                 0                  0                                          49,933,349 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration       Exercise/                       Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument          date             Conversion                      rights that                 rights 
                      (xiii)           Period (xiv)                    may 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 
 financial          price           date            Conversion     rights instrument             rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)          period         refers to                     xx) 
                                                    (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 49,933,349                                                       10.00% 
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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:                                              Capita Asset Services 
                                                                Corporate secretary and administrator 
                                                                for Miton UK Microcap Trust 
                                                                PLC 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  01392 477500 
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