CLS Holdings PLC Holding(s) in Company (8005J)

TIDMCLI TIDM17RL

RNS Number : 8005J

CLS Holdings PLC

17 June 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer 
  or the underlying issuer        CLS Holdings plc 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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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   X 
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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)           Bank of Montreal 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      See Box 9 below 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached:               13/06/2014 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                            16/06/2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                  5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of         Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
  shares                to the triggering 
                        transaction 
  if possible using 
  the ISIN CODE 
--------------------  ----------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       Number      Number      Number          Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                        of          of          of shares       rights 
                        Shares      Voting 
                                    Rights 
--------------------  ----------  ----------  --------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
                                               Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct     Indirect 
--------------------  ----------  ----------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
 GB0001592475 
  GBP 0.25             2,167,248   2,167,248   2,124,509       -          2,124,509     -          4.91% 
                      ----------  ----------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that        rights 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
  effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
  instrument                            period        rights 
                                                      instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
 2,124,509                 4.91% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and /or the financial instruments 
  are effectively held, if applicable: 
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  F&C Management Limited: 
                                       % of 
                             No. of     total 
                              voting    voting   Registration 
   Client                     rights    rights    name 
   No underlying client 
    holds >3% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder:     F&C Management Limited, 
                                Part of BMO Financial 
                                Group 
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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:    Based on Total Voting 
                                 Rights 43,287,824 
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 14 Contact name:               Vik Sharma, F&C Management 
                                 Limited 
                                 Part of BMO Financial 
                                 Group 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  name:                         0131 718 1094 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares 
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 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject 
  to the notification obligation 
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 Full name                         CLS Holdings plc 
  (including legal form 
  of legal entities) 
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 Contact address                   86 Bondway 
  (registered office for            London 
  legal entities)                   SW8 1SF 
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 Phone number & email              Tel: [phone] 
                                    Fax: [phone] 
                                    Email: [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                        Vik Sharma 
                                   F&C Management Limited 
                                   part of BMO Financial 
                                   Group 
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 Contact address                  80 George Street, Edinburgh 
                                   EH2 3BU 
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 Phone number & email             0131 718 1094 
                                   [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the 
  notification obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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