Smart Metering Systems PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (0601I)

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RNS Number : 0601I

Smart Metering Systems PLC

14 June 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Smart Metering Systems 
  the underlying issuer                                        plc 
  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 
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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                                               Underlying client account restructure    X 
  specify):                                                  changing the delegated investment 
                                                             management power of voting rights 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 
  subject to the                                               (and/or acting for its affiliates) 
  notification obligation:                                     as discretionary investment 
  (iii)                                                        manager on behalf of multiple 
                                                               portfolios 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on                                                   7 June 2017 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                     12 June 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                            5% 
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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 
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                                                              Direct            Direct    Indirect      Direct     Indirect 
                                                                                 (xi)      (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  ----------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ----------- 
 GB00B4X1RC86   4,898,900                   4,898,900         4,898,900                   3,184,535                3.54% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/             Number of voting                      % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion            rights that                           rights 
 instrument          (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                 % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion        voting rights             rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period            instrument                xx) 
                                                 (xviii)           refers to 
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                                                                                                   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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 3,184,535                                                      3.54% 
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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:                                    This disclosure has been 
                                                                 calculated based on a total 
                                                                 voting rights figure of 90,023,103 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                  Martin Reid 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01224 404253 
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