Quantum Pharma PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (5066A)

TIDMQP.

RNS Number : 5066A

Quantum Pharma PLC

24 March 2017

 
 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                                  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 
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   Other (please 
   specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the                                                 Legal & General Investment 
  notification obligation:                                        Management Limited (LGIM) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  Legal & General Assurance 
  (if different from 3.):                                             Society Limited 
                                                                           (LGAS) 
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                                                                       22 March 2017 
   5. Date of the transaction 
   and date on 
   which the threshold is 
   crossed or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               24 March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                          LGIM (Above 15%) 
  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                            Resulting situation after the 
  of                       previous                                triggering transaction 
  shares               to the triggering 
                          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 
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                                                    Number      Direct     Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                                                   of shares 
-------------    -------------   -------------  -------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
                              LGIM 
 Ordinary 
  10p                      25,342,135             25,409,135          25,409,135               15.02% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                Number of voting 
  Type of           Expiration      Exercise/                    rights that              % of voting 
  financial         date            Conversion                   may be                   rights 
  instrument                        Period                       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 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                         Percentage of voting rights 
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                      LGIM 
 
                   25,409,135                                              15.02% 
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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) ( 25,409,135 -15.02% = 
                                                                                                     Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
                                                                                              Indirect) ( 25,409,135 
                                                                                           -15.02% = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 25,409,135 
                                                                                                     -15.02% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) 
                                                                                   Limited ( 16,517,092 -9.76%= UTM) 
                                           Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 8,892,043 - 5.25%=LGAS, & PMC) 
                              Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                                                         (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        (Direct) (LGIH) 
                               Legal & General Assurance (Pensions         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 
                                                                  Management) Limited (PMC)                   (LGAS) 
 
 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 169,117,640 
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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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