Nanoco Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (9888V)

TIDMNANO TIDM42SB

RNS Number : 9888V

Nanoco Group PLC

03 February 2017

 
 
 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 
  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)                                      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                                            31 January 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               02 February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                 N/A 
  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          109                109                                     5,440,107                   2.28% 
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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                            may be 
                                                                           acquired if 
                                                                           the 
                                                                           instrument 
                                                                           is 
                                                                           exercised/ 
                                                                           converted. 
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    Stock Loan 
     (Physical)            Open                                                  2,419,131                 1.02% 
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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 
--------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
--------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                              Percentage of voting rights 
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                             7,859,238                                                      3.30% 
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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.; 7,859,238 
   shares; 3.30% 
 
   The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman 
   Sachs Group, Inc.); 7,520,953 shares; 3.16% 
   Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Controlled by Goldman, Sachs & 
   Co. L.L.C.); 7,520,953 shares; 3.16% 
 
   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:                                                    Joanna Foley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                         [phone] 
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