Silence Therapeutics PLC Holding(s) in Company (6933U)

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RNS Number : 6933U

Silence Therapeutics PLC

26 October 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                         Silence Therapeutics 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                    X 
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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                                               SPREADEX LTD 
 City and country of registered                     St Albans, UK 
  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                     20/10/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   25/10/2017 
  (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 + 8.B)       rights of 
                          (total of                 instruments                          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             0.57%                      4.53%             5.10%             69,991,624 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            0.57%                      4.10%             4.67% 
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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) 
---------------------   ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 GB00B9GTXM62            400,887                                0.57% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                   400,887                                0.57% 
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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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 CFD/SPREADBET                                                  3,168,111                       4.53% 
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                                                SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                 B 1            3,168,111                       4.53% 
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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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                                                                SUBTOTAL 
                                                                 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 both 
                 rights if it        rights through             if it equals 
                 equals or is        financial instruments      or is higher 
                 higher than         if it equals               than the notifiable 
                 the notifiable      or is higher               threshold 
                 threshold           than the notifiable 
                                     threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 David Corben 
  01727895135 

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 Place of completion   UK 
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 Date of completion    25/10/2017 
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