EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC Holding(s) in Company (6192J)

TIDMEKF TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 6192J

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

08 April 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                       EKF Diagnostic Holdings Plc 
  issuer 
  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) subject                                             Legal & General Group Plc (Group) 
  to the 
  notification obligation:                                                    Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                                         Limited (LGIM) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                 Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 
  (if different from 3.): 
                                                                            Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 
                                                                                          (LGAS & LGPL) 
 
                                                                              Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) 
                                                                                          Limited (UTM) 
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                                                                                          2 April 2015 
   5. Date of the transaction and date 
   on 
   which the threshold is crossed 
   or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                        7 April 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                LGIM (Above 10%) (Group) 
  or 
  reached: 
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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 triggering 
 of                    to the 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 
------------      ------------      ------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  ---------  ------------ 
                           31,909,337 
 Ordinary 
  1p                   (As on 22/04/2014)            42,399,337      25,091,376      17,307,961     5.94%        4.10% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                     Number of voting 
  Type of            Expiration        Exercise/                      rights that may                % of voting 
  financial          date              Conversion Period              be                             rights 
  instrument                                                          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          Exercise          Expiration       Exercise/     Number of          % of voting rights 
  financial        price             date             Conversion    voting 
  instrument                                          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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                            42,399,337                                                     10.04% 
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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) ( 
                                                                                 42,399,337 -10.04%= Total Position) 
                                                            Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 
                                                                          (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 42,399,337 
                                                                                            -10.04%= Total Position) 
                                                            Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) 
                                                                                  (LGIM) ( 42,399,337 -10.04%= Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                          Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited ( 17,307,961 
                                                                                                        -4.10%= UTM) 
                                     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 25,091,376 -5.94% =LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                                     Legal & General Investment           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                              Management (Holdings) Limited        (Direct) (LGIH) ( 25,091,376 -5.94%= LGAS & LGPL) 
                                                                                             (Direct) (LGIMHD) (PMC) 
                              Legal & General Assurance            Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & 
                                        (Pensions Management) Limited        LGPL) ( 25,091,376 -5.94%= LGAS & LGPL) 
                                                                                                         (PMC) (PMC) 
                                                                    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 holder will                                                   N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                                    N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                 Notification using the total voting 
  13. Additional information:                                                        rights figure of 422,057,074 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                       Amy Williams (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                              029 2035 4097 
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