Nanoco Group PLC Notification of Major Interest In Shares (9929G)

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RNS Number : 9929G

Nanoco Group PLC

26 November 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            Nanoco Group plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  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)                                        Henderson Global Investors 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                            24 November 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               25 November 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                     Above 17% (refer to Section 
  crossed or                                                                  13) 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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              voting                   rights 
                 Shares             Voting            shares          rights 
                                    Rights 
-------------  -----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary          39,507,525        39,507,525                                 40,479,401                    17.07% 
               -----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B01JLR99 
-------------      -------------    ------------    ------------      -------  ------------      --------    --------- 
 
 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                           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 voting             % of voting 
 financial         price           date            Conversion       rights instrument            rights 
 instrument                                        period           refers to 
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      CFD                                                                  3,789,628            Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                   1.59% 
-------------      -------------    ------------    ------------      -------  ------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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                           44,269,029                                                    18.67% 
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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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 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 is due to 
                                                                 an increase in the ordinary 
                                                                 share holding above the 17% 
                                                                 threshold. The combined holding 
                                                                 still remains within the 
                                                                 18% threshold level. 
 
                                                                 This disclosure has been 
                                                                 calculated based on total 
                                                                 voting rights outstanding 
                                                                 amount 237,065,356. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Scott Dickenson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            020 7818 4184 
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