EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC Holding(s) in Company (5306B)

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RNS Number : 5306B

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

04 April 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                              EKF Diagnostics Holdings 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 
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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                                                 Transfer of accounts managed on a discretionary       X 
  specify):                                                    basis by Henderson Group Plc to Lombard Odier 
                                                               Investment Managers group 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                             Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) 
  to the                                                                                                       Limited 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                               Disclosure on behalf of accounts managed 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                      on a discretionary basis by Lombard 
                                                                                      Odier Investment Managers group. 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                                        01/04/2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                          03/04/2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                                          above 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
--------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                                 Direct         Direct    Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                                (xi)       (xii) 
--------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  --------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 GB0031509804                                                             22,347,594             4.81% 
                                                                -------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 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 (xiii)    Conversion Period             rights that may        rights 
 instrument                        (xiv)                         be 
                                                                 acquired if the 
                                                                 instrument is 
                                                                 exercised/ 
                                                                 converted. 
----------------  -------------  -----------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 CFD                                                             8,581,724             1.84% 
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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) 
---------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                                                                       Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 30,929,318                                       6.66% 
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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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 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:                                                                  Kiran Bassi 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                 [phone] 
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