Silence Therapeutics PLC Replacement - Holding(s) in Company (3319O)

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RNS Number : 3319O

Silence Therapeutics PLC

17 August 2017

Replacement related to RNS #31770 - title changed, all other details remain the same.

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                                                 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                                              Richard Griffiths and controlled 
                                                    undertakings 
 City and country of registered                    St Helier, Jersey, Channel 
  office (if applicable)                            Islands 
 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                    15 August 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer                           17 August 2017 
  notified (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) 
-----------------------  -----------------------  ----------------  -----------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached              27.30%                   0.00%             27.30%             69,991,624 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)             26.92%                   0.00%             26.92% 
-----------------------  -----------------------  ----------------  -----------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 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 of        Number of voting rights(ix)       % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                      Direct            Indirect        Direct                         Indirect 
                       (Art 9 of         (Art 10 of      (Art 9 of                      (Art 10 
                       Directive         Directive       Directive                      of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)      2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)                   2004/109/EC) 
                       (DTR5.1)          (DTR5.2.1)      (DTR5.1)                       (DTR5.2.1) 
 -----------------   ----------------  --------------  -----------------------------  ---------------- 
 GB00B9GTXM62         19,104,633        0               27.30%                         0.00% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A        19,104,633                        27.30% 
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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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                                        SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                         B 1 
                                       --------------  -----------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 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 financial   Expiration         Exercise/       Physical          Number       % of voting 
 instrument          date(x)            Conversion      or cash           of voting     rights 
                                        Period          settlement(xii)   rights 
                                        (xi) 
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                                                        SUBTOTAL 
                                                         8.B.2 
                                                       ----------------  -----------  ---------------- 
 
  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 
   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                                  X 
   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                        rights through     both if 
                       it equals                        financial          it equals 
                       or is higher                     instruments        or is higher 
                       than the notifiable              if it equals       than the 
                       threshold                        or is higher       notifiable 
                                                        than the           threshold 
                                                        notifiable 
                                                        threshold 
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  Blake Holdings 
   Limited            11.07%                            0.00%             11.07% 
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  Seren Investment 
   Management 
   Limited            11.85%                            0.00%             11.85% 
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  Sarossa Plc         3.13%                             0.00%             3.13% 
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  Oak Trust Limited   0.26%                             0.00%             0.26% 

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  Richard Griffiths 
   and family         0.99%                             0.00%             0.99% 
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  Total               27.30%                            0.00%             27.30% 
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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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 Place of             St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 
  completion 
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 Date of completion   17 August 2017 
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