Draper Esprit PLC Holding(s) in Company (3047L)

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RNS Number : 3047L

Draper Esprit PLC

30 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                         Draper Esprit 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                                      x 
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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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                  Woodford Investment Management LLP 
  to the                                                                    (Woodford) 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Clients of Woodford 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v)                                                              06/09/2016 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          07/09/2016 
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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 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 rights 
                  of                 of                  of shares        rights                      (x) 
                  Shares             Voting 
                                     Rights 
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                                                        Direct           Direct           Indirect   Direct          Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)             (xii) 
--------------    -----  --------  ------  -----  ---  ---------------  ---------------  ---------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 
  GB00BY7QYJ50       10,000,000         10,000,000         10,190,000       10,190,000                   25.05 % 
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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 (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           Exercise         Expiration     Exercise/             Number of voting                 % of voting rights 
 financial          price            date (xvii)    Conversion            rights instrument                (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         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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                             10,190,000                                                          25.05 % 
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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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                                                 Woodford, as Investment Manager 
 
 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:                                                 Akpene Akonou 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      01865 809024 
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