GW Pharmaceuticals PLC Holding(s) in Company (7066H)

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RNS Number : 7066H

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC

17 March 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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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              Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                       See attached schedule 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                      16 March 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        17 March 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                  12% - 11% 
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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 
-------------  ---  ----  ----     ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------ 
 GB0030544687     21,450,529          21,450,529         21,450,529     21,450,529        0           9.04%             0 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------------  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------ 
 US36197T1034      603,008            7,236,096           557,591        6,691,092        0           2.82%             0 
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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 
------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  ------------------------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 28,141,621                                                          11.86% 
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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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   Prudential plc (parent Company) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                     N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                      N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                          Owen Smith / James Todd 
                                             M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:              020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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