BTG PLC Holding(s) in Company (4876K)

TIDMBTG

RNS Number : 4876K

BTG PLC

21 September 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                               BTG Plc. 
  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 instruments                           No 
  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                          No 
  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                                               Invesco Limited 
  to the 
  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 and date                                            20 September 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              21 September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                   22% 
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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 voting          % of voting 
                          of                          of               of          rights                    rights (x) 
                          Shares                      Voting           shares 
                                                      Rights 
----------------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                                       Direct     Direct     Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                                  (xi)        (xii) 
----------------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
  GB0001001592Ordinary 
  Shares                 84,627,536                  84,627,536                              84,699,959                22.00% 
                        --------------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------                 ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 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 (xiii)               Conversion Period            rights that may           rights 
                                                        (xiv)                        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 financial         Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting      % of voting rights 
  instrument               price         date (xvii)      Conversion      rights instrument     (xix, xx) 
                                                          period          refers to 
                                                          (xviii) 
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                                                                                               Nominal                   Delta 
------------------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  --------------------  ------------------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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 84,699,959                                                              22.00% 
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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 Ltd - 84,686,851 
   Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 13,108 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                          Invesco Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                 N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                          Andy Burrows, Vice President, Corporate 
                                                                and Investor Relations, BTG plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           020 7575 1741 
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