Science Group PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (7749M)

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RNS Number : 7749M

Science Group PLC

01 August 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                           Science Group Plc 
  or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached(ii) : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                     Ruffer LLP 
 City and country of registered                           London, United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                           28 July 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                         01 August 2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                                       % of voting          % of voting     Total of    Total number 
                                     rights attached      rights through     both in     of voting 
                                        to shares            financial        % (8.A     rights of 
                                        (total of           instruments       + 8.B)     issuer(vii) 
                                          8. A)              (total of 
                                                            8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                                2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                      13%                     0%                13%         39,362,961 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                     14%                     0%                14% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights(ix)            % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct            Indirect                 Direct                  Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                               Directive          Directive               Directive                Directive 
                             2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                               (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
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                         5,164,513              0               13%                             0% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                5,164,513                                      13% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument              date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                 Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                 if the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
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 N/A                     N/A                    N/A             N/A                             N/A 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8.     N/A                             N/A 
                                                 B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration              Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial              date(x)                Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                    Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                (xi) 
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         N/A                     N/A                 N/A              N/A             N/A            N/A 
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                                                                SUBTOTAL              N/A            N/A 
                                                                 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is                     X 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
  entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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   Name(xv)         % of voting            % of voting           Total of 
                    rights if it          rights through         both if it 
                    equals or is       financial instruments     equals or 
                    higher than            if it equals          is higher 
                   the notifiable          or is higher           than the 
                     threshold          than the notifiable      notifiable 
                                             threshold           threshold 
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 N/A            N/A                   N/A                      N/A 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder             N/A 

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 The number and % of voting           N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the voting      N/A 
  rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Ruffer LLP now controls the voting rights over 5,164,513 
  shares (13% of the voting rights) of Science Group 
  Plc which are held by the discretionary clients of 
  Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries (the voting of which 
  is all controlled by Ruffer LLP). 
  This change from 14% to 13% is due to the sale by Ruffer 
  LLP of 500,000 shares on 28 July. 
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 Place of completion   Ruffer LLP 
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 Date of completion    01/08/17 
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