GW Pharmaceuticals PLC Holding(s) in Company (7127L)

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RNS Number : 7127L

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC

08 July 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                The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Capital Research and Management Company 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                         3 July 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                           7 July 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                          Above 10% 
  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         rights 
                   Shares          Voting                shares 
                                   Rights 
---------------  --------------  --------------------  ---------  -----------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                        Direct     Direct      Indirect     Direct           Indirect 
---------------    ----  ------  ------  -----  -----  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------------  ------------ 
      ADRs 
 (US36197T1034)     1,947,957         23,375,484                               23,855,484                      10.111% 
---------------  --------------  --------------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
 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 (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           Conversion        rights instrument 
 instrument                                       period            refers to 
-----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                                                                 Nominal        Delta 
-----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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                          23,855,484                                                    10.111% 
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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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   Holdings by Capital Research and Management Company SMALLCAP World Fund, 
   Inc 
 
 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:                         Christopher Aquino 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             800-421-8511 
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