Medica Group PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (2931A)

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RNS Number : 2931A

Medica Group PLC

23 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 Medica Group plc 
  the underlying 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                                                             ü 
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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                                         Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency         ü 
  specify):                                            Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                   Schroders plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                   Schroders plc & Schroder Investment 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                              Management Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                     21.03.17 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        22.03.17 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                    Above 5% 
  crossed 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 
  of              to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number            Number            Number          Number of                % of voting 
                 of                 of                of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares             Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
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                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
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    Ordinary 
                      Below             Below 
  GB0009896605          5%                5%          10,197,495       N/A      10,197,495        N/A         9.178% 
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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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 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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                     10,197,495                                                    9.178% 
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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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   Schroder Investment Management Limited 10,197,495 9.178% 
 
 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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                                                                The shares referred to in 
  13. Additional information:                                   section 9 are held in portfolios 
                                                                managed by those firms on 
                                                                a discretionary basis for 
                                                                clients under investment 
                                                                management agreements. 
                                                                This disclosure is based 
                                                                on issue share capital amount 
                                                                111,111,114. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                          Shaheen Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             020 7658 6000 
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