Notification of Major Interest in Shares (2478G)

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RNS Number : 2478G

Retroscreen Virology Group PLC

27 June 2012

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares    Retroscreen Virology 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
 
 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
 
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X 
                                                                    ------ 
 
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
  issued to which voting rights are attached 
                                                                    ------ 
 
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
  economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
                                                                    ------ 
 
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                    ------ 
 
  Other (please 
  specify): 
------------------  ----------------------------------------------  ------ 
 
 
 
 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the notification obligation:        Invesco Limited 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 
  different from 3.): 
                                       ----------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and date     21 June 2012 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
                                       ----------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:       22 June 2012 
                                       ----------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                            14%, 15% 
                                       ----------------- 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type          Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                  to the triggering       transaction 
  shares              transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
                    ----------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                     Number      Number      Number       Number of voting     % of voting rights 
                      of          of          of shares    rights 
                      Shares      Voting 
                                  Rights 
                    ----------  ----------  -----------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                             Direct       Direct   Indirect    Direct     Indirect 
                    ----------  ----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
  GB00B6ZM0X53       5,425,500   5,425,500                         6,525,500              15.92% 
                    ----------  ----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
  Ordinary Shares 
                    ----------  ----------  -----------  -------  ----------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that              rights 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
                    -----------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
                    ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                    ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
                          ---------------------------- 
  6,525,500                15.92% 
                          ---------------------------- 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
  Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 6,525,500 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
 
 
 
 13. Additional information: 
 14. Contact name:                 Sam Edwards 
                                 --------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:     01491 416 381 
                                 --------------- 
 

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