Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc Holding(s) in Company (5122C)

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RNS Number : 5122C

Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc

13 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                                       Circassia Pharmaceuticals 
  the underlying issuer                                              Plc 
  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 
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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 (please                                                CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF SHARES IN 
  specify):                                                   ISSUE 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                 Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                 Limited 13,534,518* 
 
                                                                 HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                                 (UK) Limited 50,256* 
 
                                                                 State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                 202,422* 
 
                                                                 * denotes direct interest 
                                                                 Chase Nominees Limited 452,588 
                                                                 Vidacos Nominees Limited 272,030 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     12 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        13 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    5% to <5% Change at Combined 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             and 5% to 4% Direct (Box 8A 
                                                                 & 8B) 
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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 shares      rights                   rights (x) 
                     Shares            Voting 
                                       Rights 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  -------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                    Direct         Direct       Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
  GB00BJVD3B28        16,516,463*     16,516,463*   14,511,814     13,787,196   724,618     4.15%      0.22% 
                   ----------------  ------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
   * Includes right to recall loaned shares (2,074,649) 
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 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. 
-----------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                   2,004,649* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES     N/A               N/A                           *Direct interest        0.60% 
-----------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 
 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 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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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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 16,516,463                4.97% 
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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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     The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
      Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
      chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
      Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
       *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
            of Aviva plc) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
            subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
            subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:          See Section 4 
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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:            Figures are based on a total 

                                         number of voting rights of 
                                         332,244,588 as per the Company's 
                                         Total Voting Rights Update 
                                         Announcement of 12 April 
                                         2017. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Julien Cotta 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               01865 405560 
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