Abzena PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (5538D)

TIDMABZA

RNS Number : 5538D

Abzena PLC

27 April 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          Abzena PLC 
  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                              Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                       No 
  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                           No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         No 
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 Other (please                                                            No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the                                                    Invesco Ltd. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                       24 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                          27 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                   25% 
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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 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 voting        % of voting 
                 of                          of               of           rights                  rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                              Direct      Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares        36,171,279                  36,171,279                               55,171,279                 25.82% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BN65QN46 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------    --------    -------  -----------      --------    --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                     Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                    rights that               rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                  may be 
                                                                             acquired if 
                                                                             the 
                                                                             instrument 
                                                                             is 
                                                                             exercised/ 
                                                                             converted. 
-----------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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) 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 55,171,279                                                     25.82% 
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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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   Invesco Asset Management Limited - 55,171,279 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:            Invesco (UK) Limited 
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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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                           Philippa Holmes 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                01491 417 447 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name 
  (including legal form of 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address 
  (registered office for legal 
  entities) 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                                   Invesco (UK) Limited 
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 Contact address                          Perpetual Park, Perpetual 
                                         Park Drive, Henley-on-Thames. 
                                                 Oxon. RG9 1HH 

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 Phone number & email                            01491 417000 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FCA website. 
 

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