Abzena PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (4421G)

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RNS Number : 4421G

Abzena PLC

26 May 2017

 
 
 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                      ü 
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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: 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                               HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                    25 MAY 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                       26 MAY 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                               5% 
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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 triggering 
  of             to the triggering                  transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number            Number                          Number of                 % of voting 
                 of               of                of shares                       voting                    rights 
                 Shares           Voting                                            rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------- 
                                                   Direct         Indirect         Direct     Indirect       Direct    Indirect 
                                                                                    (xi)       (xii) 
-------------      -----------      ------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  -------------  --------  --------- 
 GB00BN65QN46   9,789,000        9,789,000                        12,459,000                  12,459,000               5.8328% 
               ---------------  ----------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  -------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 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. 
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 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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 12,459,000                                                         5.8328% 
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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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 12,300,000 of these shares are held in unit trusts operated 
  by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave 
  Hale Ltd manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary 
  basis. The remaining shares are held on behalf of other 
  discretionary clients. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                    David Clueit 
                                                                      Hargreave Hale Ltd 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                        01253 754739 
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