Nanoco Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (8089K)

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RNS Number : 8089K

Nanoco Group PLC

21 April 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                   ü 
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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)                               FIL Limited 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                          See section 9 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                              16(th) April 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                 20(th) April 2015 
  notified: 
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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      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 shares       voting                   rights 
                  Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Indirect        Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
--------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  GB00B01JLR99   11,063,458        11,063,458        10,125,958                 10,125,958                  4.65% 
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 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 voting           % of voting 
 financial          price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights 
 instrument                                        period             refers to 
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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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 10,125,958                                            4.65% 
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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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   Custodian                 Day to Day IM             Total 
    BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD    FII-FIL INVESTMENTS 
     LUX (C)                   INTERNATIONAL             2,132,103 
    JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH    FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT 
     (C)                       SERVICES (UK) LIMITED     7,847,180 
    STATE STREET BANK AND     FII-FIL INVESTMENTS 
     TR CO                     INTERNATIONAL               146,675 
    Grand Total                                         10,125,958 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                   FIL Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will dispose:                           937,500 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will             16(th) April 2014 
  dispose voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                    None 
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 14. Contact name:                              Elizabeth Akande 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
                                                  [e-mail], 
                                                  01737 837126 
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