Venn Life Sciences Holdings PLC Holding(s) in Company (3294L)

TIDMVENN

RNS Number : 3294L

Venn Life Sciences Holdings PLC

08 January 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Venn Life Sciences Holdings 
  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                                    Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                             No 
  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                                 No 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               Yes 
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 Other (please                                                                  No 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  Livingbridge VC LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             Baronsmead VCT plc 4.89% 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                Baronsmead VCT 2 plc 4.89% 
                                                             Baronsmead VCT 3 plc 4.89% 
                                                             Baronsmead VCT 4 plc 4.89% 
                                                             Baronsmead VCT 5 plc 2.17% 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 12/10/2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    22/10/2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 
  crossed or                                                 20% & 21% 
  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 
  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 
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                                                       Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)        (xii) 
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  Common Stock 
  GBP 
  GB00B9275X97 
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                 5,263,157           13.42%                                       13,081,337                21.72% 
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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                        rights that              rights 
                      (xiii)            Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                          acquired if 
                                                                          the 
                                                                          instrument 
                                                                          is 
                                                                          exercised/ 
                                                                          converted. 
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                                                                                                  Nil 
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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 
 financial          price          date              Conversion         rights instrument        rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)            period             refers to                xx) 
                                                     (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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 13,081,337                                              21.72% 
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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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   Livingbridge VC LLP 
   Baronsmead VCT plc 4.89% 
   Baronsmead VCT 2 plc 4.89% 
   Baronsmead VCT 3 plc 4.89% 
   Baronsmead VCT 4 plc 4.89% 
   Baronsmead VCT 5 plc 2.17% 
 
   Registered in the name of Chase Nominees Ltd 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                    Livingbridge VC LLP 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                              N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                       Karen Huxley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                           020 7506 5643 
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