Nanoco Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (4016S)

TIDMNANO TIDM42SB

RNS Number : 4016S

Nanoco Group PLC

20 December 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                           Nanoco Group PLC 
  the underlying 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                               X 
  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)                                       The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                   Goldman Sachs International 
  (if different from 3.):                                             Goldman, Sachs & Co. 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                            16 December 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               20 December 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                               Above 5% 
  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           Number of                % of voting 
                    of                 of                of               voting                   rights 
                    Shares             Voting            shares           rights 
                                       Rights 
--------------    -----------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                        Direct           Direct     Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
--------------      -------------      ------------    ---------------  ---------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
   GB00B01JLR99       1,300,000          1,300,000                                       0                      0.00% 
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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 
                                         Period                             may be 
                                                                            acquired if 
                                                                            the 
                                                                            instrument 
                                                                            is 
                                                                            exercised/ 
                                                                            converted. 
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    Stock Loan 
     (Physical)            Open                                                  13,068,648                5.49% 
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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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                             13,068,648                                                      5.49% 
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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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   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 13,068,648 shares; 5.49% 
 
   The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman 
   Sachs Group, Inc.); 7,561,059 shares; 3.17% 
   Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Controlled by Goldman, Sachs & 
   Co. L.L.C.); 7,561,059 shares; 3.17% 
 
   Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman 
   Sachs Group, Inc.) 
   Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman 
   Sachs (UK) L.L.C.) 
   Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs 
   Group UK Limited) 
 
 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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                                                                       Please note, total amount 
  13. Additional information:                                           of voting rights have been 
                                                                        rounded to 2 decimal places 
                                                                        therefore there is a possibility 
                                                                        of a rounding error. 
 
                                                                        General email contact: 
                                                                        [e-mail] 
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 14. Contact name:                                                     Peter Chisholm 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                          [phone] 
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