Quantum Pharma PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (1383P)

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RNS Number : 1383P

Quantum Pharma PLC

14 November 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     Quantum 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 
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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                                                CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS 
  specify):                                                   IN ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING. 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.): 
                                                                      BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 282,753* 
                                                                      Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 6,402,583* 
 
                                                                      State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                      1,232,291* 
                                                                      *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                      Chase Nominees Limited 203,374 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     11 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        14 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    6% to 4% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached:                                                       >5% to <5% Change at Combined 
                                                                 Interest Level 
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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 
  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          voting                 rights 
                       Shares               Voting      shares      rights 
                                            Rights 
-------------------  -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                                       Direct      Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
-------------------  -------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
  GB00BRTL8Q42            8,910,561        8,910,561   8,121,001   7,917,627   203,374    4.68%     0.12% 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 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 
                                            Period                  may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/ 
                                                                    converted. 
-------------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                   297,000* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES       N/A                  N/A                      *Direct interest      0.18% 
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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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
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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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 8,418,001                 4.98% 
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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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                               The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                               Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
                                                  chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                                            Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                     *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                          *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                       of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                 *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                         subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                          *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                     subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                  See Section 4 
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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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  13. Additional information:                    Figures are based on a total 
                                                 number of voting rights of 
                                                 169,117,640 as per the Company's 

                                                 'Result of General Meeting 
                                                 & Total Voting Rights' announcement 
                                                 of 10 November 2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                  Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                      01603 684420 
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