EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC Holding(s) in Company (6715J)

TIDMEKF TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 6715J

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

13 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR 
  INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   EKF Diagnostic Holdings 
  the underlying issuer                                                   Plc 
  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)                              Legal & General Group Plc 
  subject to the                                                  (L&G) 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                Legal & General Assurance 
                                                       Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
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                                                            09 September 2016 
   5. Date of the transaction 
   and date on 
   which the threshold is 
   crossed or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    12 September 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                 L&G (Below 3%) 
  crossed 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 
 of                           to the triggering                                     triggering transaction 
 shares                          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                   Number                   Number                                  Number of               % of voting 
                     of                       of                                      voting                   rights 
                   Shares                   Voting                                    rights 
                                            Rights 
------------  ----------------  ------------------------------                ---------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                                   Number       Direct    Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
                                                                  of shares 
------------      ------------      ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 GBP ORD                          14,099,079                        Below        Below        -          Below          - 
  0.01                                                                3%          3%                       3% 
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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               % of voting 
  financial          date              Conversion                                 may be                    rights 
  instrument                           Period                                     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 voting                     % of voting 
  financial        price            date             Conversion      rights instrument                    rights 
  instrument                                         period          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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                                                            Below 3% 
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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) (Below 5% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
                                                                                                    Indirect) (Below 
                                                                                                5% = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                         Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                              Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                              Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                                           (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        (Direct) (LGIH) (LGAS & LGPL) 
                               Legal & General Assurance (Pensions         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 
                                             Management) Limited (PMC)                   (LGAS & LGPL) (LGAS & LGPL) 
                                                                           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                                                              N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                            N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                                                    Notification using the total 
  13. Additional information:                                                    voting rights figure of 464,262,781 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                     Victoria Davies (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                             029 2035 4147 
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