Midatech Pharma PLC Holding(s) in Company (1560O)

TIDMMTPH TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 1560O

Midatech Pharma PLC

02 November 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                        Midatech Pharma Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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 
   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                                           Yes 
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                                                           Placing and open offer 
   Other (please 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the                                                  Legal & General Group Plc 
  notification obligation:                                                 (Group) 
 
                                                                  Legal & General Investment 
                                                                  Management Limited (LGIM) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  Legal & General Assurance 
  (if different from 3.):                                       Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
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                                                                      31 October 2016 
   5. Date of the transaction 
   and date on 
   which the threshold is 
   crossed or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                              02 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                     LGIM (Above 5%), L&G (From 
  crossed or                                                              3% to 5%) 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 of voting              % of voting 
                    of                of                                     rights                     rights 
                  Shares            Voting 
                                    Rights 
------------  --------------  -----------------                  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                     Number          Direct        Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
                                                    of shares 
------------    ------------    -------------    --------------  -------------  -------------  ----------  ----------- 
 ORD GBP 
  0.00005                                           4,290,518       2,472,018      1,818,500      5.07%       3.73% 
                           1,043,500 
                             (L&G) 
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                      First notification 
                      under DTR Sourcebook 
                             (LGIM) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                    Number of 
   Type of financial            Expiration        Exercise/          voting                         % of voting 
   instrument                   date              Conversion         rights that                    rights 
                                                  Period             may be 
                                                                     acquired 
                                                                     if the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
  instrument                                         period         refers to 
--------------  --------------  -----------------  ------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                 Nominal      Delta 
--------------  --------------  -----------------  ------------  ----------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                                                                                         5.07% 
                            2,472,018 
                              (L&G) 
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                            4,290,518                                                    8.81% 
                              (LGIM) 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                                                               Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and 
                                                                         Indirect) (Group) (4,290,518, 8.81% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
                                                                                               Indirect) (4,290,518, 
                                                                                             8.81% = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                         Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (4,290,518, 8.81% 
                                                                                                             = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 

                                                                               Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) 
                                                                                            Limited (Below 5% = UTM) 
                                      Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,472,018, 5.07% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
                              Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                                           (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        (Direct) (LGIH) (LGAS & LGPL) 
                               Legal & General Assurance (Pensions         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 
                                             Management) Limited (PMC)                   (LGAS & LGPL) (LGAS & LGPL) 
                                                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) 
                                                                                                              (LGPL) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                   N/A 
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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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                                                                                    Notification using the total 
  13. Additional information:                                                     voting rights figure of 48,699,456 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                     Victoria Davies (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                              029 2035 4147 
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