GW Pharmaceuticals PLC Holding(s) in Company (4074G)

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RNS Number : 4074G

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC

06 May 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying        GW Pharmaceuticals plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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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           Bank of America Corporation 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 
  (if different from 3.):                     Incorporated 
                                              Citadel LLC 
                                              Bank of America Na 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         1(st) May 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           6(th) May 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Below notifiable threshold 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 
                     Shares          Voting 
                                     Rights 
-----------------  --------------  ------------------  -------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
                                                        Direct               Direct               Indirect     Direct                 Indirect 
-----------------    ----  ------  ------  -----  ---  -------------------  -------------------  -----------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                    6,998,508       6,998,508           Below notifiable     Below notifiable     Below        Below notifiable       Below notifiable 
                     (583,209        (583,209            threshold            threshold           notifiable    threshold              threshold 
                     ADRS)           ADRS)                                                        threshold 
 
  GB0030544687 
   (US36197T1034) 
   1 ADR = 12 
    shares 
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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            Conversion Period                        rights that may                        rights 
                                                                                      be 
                                                                                      acquired if the 
                                                                                      instrument is 
                                                                                      exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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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           Conversion                rights instrument 
                                                    period                    refers to 
-------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
                                                                                                                      Nominal              Delta 
-----------------    ------------  -------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------- 
        N/A 
-------------------  ----  ------  ------  -----  ---  -----------------    ------  -----------  -----------  -----  -------------------  -------------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                   Percentage of voting rights 
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 Below notifiable threshold                                                Below notifiable threshold 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated - Below notifiable 
   threshold 
 
   Citadel LLC - Below notifiable threshold 
 
   Bank of America Na - Below notifiable threshold 
 
 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:                         Szabina Biro 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0207 996 5648 
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