Silence Therapeutics PLC Holding(s) in Company (9259Z)

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RNS Number : 9259Z

Silence Therapeutics PLC

01 June 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                  SILENCE THERAPEUTICS 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                              X 
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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)                                                 ROBERT KEITH 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                AS ABOVE 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                  27/05/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                     01/06/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                         18% to 19% 
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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 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                   Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
--------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
  GB00B9GTXM62   11,857,949       11,857,949       12,057,949     12,057,949                  17.27% 
                ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
 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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 Spreadbet                                                                                      Nominal       Delta 
----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------                                ------------  ----------- 
                                                                  1,289,521                     1.85% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,347,470                                          19.12% 
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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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 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                 REEMA MARU 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  0207 496 3094 
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