Horizon Discovery Group plc Holding(s) in Company (4962K)

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RNS Number : 4962K

Horizon Discovery Group plc

21 September 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          Horizon Discovery Group 
  the underlying issuer                                                                    Plc 
  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)                                      Woodford Investment Management 
  subject to the                                                              LLP ("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)                                                                      20/09/2016 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                                         21/09/2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                       13% 
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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 
  of               to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number           Number           Number         Number of voting                %of voting 
                   of               of               of shares      rights                          rights(x) 
                   Shares           Voting 
                                    Rights 
-------------    ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                    Direct         Direct         Indirect         Direct      Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------      -----------    -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   13.95 
 GB00BK8FL363     12,302,643       12,302,643       13,252,643     13,252,643                       % 
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 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             Conversion                      rights that                 rights 
 instrument          (xiii)           Period (xiv)                    may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
-----------------  ---------------  ------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
 
 
 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 
  financial     price            date (xvii)      Conversion     rights instrument              rights (xix, 
  instrument                                      period         refers to                      xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                                                               Nominal       Delta 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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  13,252,643                                                     13.95 % 
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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:                                               Akpene Akonou 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01865 809024 
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