Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc Notification of Major Interest in Shares (3051J)

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RNS Number : 3051J

Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc

27 June 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 
 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Circassia Pharmaceuticals 
  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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
 
                                                                 Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                 Limited 12,065,941* 
 
                                                                 HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
                                                                 (UK) Limited 47,836* 
 
                                                                 State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                 197,282* 
 
                                                                 * denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     23 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        26 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest 
  crossed or                                                    Level (Box 8A) 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 voting             % of voting 
                  of             of            of shares    rights                       rights (x) 
                  Shares         Voting 
                                 Rights 
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                                              Direct       Direct       Indirect        Direct   Indirect 
                                                            (xi)         (xii) 
--------------  -------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -------  -------------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
                                                                        Not                           Not 
  GB00BJVD3B28   16,516,463*    16,516,463*   12,311,059   12,311,059   Disclosable**   3.71%    Disclosable** 
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   * Includes right to recall loaned shares (2,004,649) 
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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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 RIGHT TO 
  RECALL                                                   3,457,526* 
  LOANED 
  SHARES         N/A            N/A                         *Direct interest            1.04% 
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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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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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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 15,768,585                4.75% 
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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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     The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
      Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
      chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
      Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
       *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
            of Aviva plc) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
            subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
            subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:          See Section 4 
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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:            Figures are based on a total 
                                         number of voting rights of 
                                         332,244,588 as per the Company's 
                                         Total Voting Rights Update 
                                         Announcement of 12 April 
                                         2017. 
 
                                         ** Although not reportable, 
                                         as per DTR5.1.5,the non-disclosable 

                                         (indirect) position is currently 
                                         717,718 shares, and is included 
                                         here in the interests of 
                                         transparency. 
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 14. Contact name:                      Julien Cotta 
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 15. Contact telephone number:          01865 405560 
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