Retroscreen Virology Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (3076T)

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RNS Number : 3076T

Retroscreen Virology Group PLC

12 December 2012

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying            Retroscreen Virology Group PLC 
  issuer 
  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) subject 
  to the                                          BlackRock UK Smaller Companies Fund 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                     7(th) December 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      11(th) December 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                  Holding has gone below 3% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 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                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting               shares 
                                   Rights 
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                                                        Direct     Direct        Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)          (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ----  ---------  ------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB00B6ZM0X53   1,550,000         N/A                   N/A        N/A           Below 3%   N/A            Below 3% 
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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 (xiii)      Conversion Period              rights that may             rights 
                                           (xiv)                          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 (xvii)     Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period           refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 N/A                                                             Below 3% 
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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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                                           BlackRock International Threshold 
  13. Additional information:               Reporting Team 
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 14. Contact name:                         William Graham 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7743 1459 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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 Full name                                   BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust 
  (including legal form of legal entities) 
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 Contact address                             12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 
  (registered office for legal entities)      2DL, United Kingdom 
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 Phone number & email                        020 7743 1459; [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information                    William Graham 
  (at least legal representative for 
  legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name 
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 Contact address 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship with 
  the person or legal entity subject 
  to the notification obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
 

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