Syncona Limited Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMSYNC 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer           Syncona Ltd (formerly BACIT Ltd) 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: ii 
 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  x 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please        Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency Directive II Regulation       x 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                          Schroders plc 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                               23.12.16 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    29.12.16 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                               Below 5% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of   Situation previous          Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares          to the triggering 
                transaction 
if possible 
using           Number        Number        Number      Number of voting        % of  voting rights x 
the ISIN CODE   of            of            of shares   rights 
                Shares        Voting 
                              Rights        Direct      Direct xi    Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                     xii 
 
   Ordinary      18,522,675    18,522,675   26,911,943      N/A      26,911,943     N/A 
                                                                                               4.088% 
 GG00B8P59C08 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial       Expiration    Exercise/              Number of voting         % of voting 
instrument              date xiii     Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be       rights 
                                                             acquired if the 
                                                             instrument is 
                                                             exercised/ converted. 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial  Exercise      Expiration   Exercise/    Number of voting rights % of voting rights 
instrument         price         date xvii    Conversion   instrument refers to    xix, xx 
                                              period xviii 
 
                                                                                   Nominal      Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
 
                    26,911,943                                            4.088% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
Schroder & Co. Limited                  24,173,160         3.672% 
 
Schroder (C.I.) Limited                 1,275,140          0.194% 
 
Schroder Investment Management Limited  1,463,643          0.222% 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
voting rights: 
 
                                             The shares referred to in section 9 are held in 
13. Additional information:                  portfolios managed by those firms on a 
                                             discretionary basis for clients under 
                                             investment management agreements. This 
                                             disclosure has been calculated based on issue 
                                             share capital amount 658,387,407. 
 
14. Contact name:                                            Shaheen Hussain 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                               [phone] 
 
 
 
 
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