Syncona Limited Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMSYNC 
 
For filings with the FCA include the annex 
 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer              Syncona Limited (B8P59C0) 
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 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the       Smith and Williamson Holdings Limited 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 As detailed in Section 9. 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on         03/02/2017 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:              06/02/2017 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         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   Indirect    Direct       Indirect 
                                                       xi       xii 
 
GG00B8P59C08    33,135,373   33,135,373                         32,849,272               4.98% 
 
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 
 
32,849,272                                       4.98% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
 
Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson 
Investment Services Limited, subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited 
-  28,709,549 shares 
 
BNP Paribas as custodian for Smith & Williamson Investment Services Limited, a 
subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 1,798,676 shares. 
 
Royal Bank of Scotland as custodian for Smith & Williamson Fund Administration 
Ltd., a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited. - 1,979,047 shares 
 
BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian for Smith & Williamson Investment 
Management (Ireland) Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings 
Limited - 362,000 
 
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: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
 
 
 
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