Nanoco Group PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (1134V)

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RNS Number : 1134V

Nanoco Group PLC

05 August 2015

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                          Nanoco Group Plc 
  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) subject                                Baillie Gifford & Co 
  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 and date                                    03 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      04 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                                         13% 
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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 triggering 
 of               to the triggering                   transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number          Number              Number       Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                  of              of                  of shares    rights 
                  Shares          Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                     Direct       Direct        Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
--------------    ----  ------  ------  -----  ---  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
  Ordinary 
  Shares 
  GB00B01JLR99   31428881        31428881            30712661                   30712661                    12.99% 
                --------------  ------------------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 
 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 Period              rights that may               rights 
                                                                         be 
                                                                         acquired if the 
                                                                         instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A 
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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 rights 
 financial          price         date           Conversion        rights instrument 
 instrument                                      period            refers to 
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 N/A                                                                                            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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 30,712,661                                                     12.99% 
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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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            In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting 
       rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. 
 
             Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent 
                                      undertaking of an investment management group. 
 
            Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited 
                      [15,448,222:6.54%] is also a discretionary investment manager. 
 
                Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited 
           [4,518,513:1.91%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust 
            Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role 
                                                            to Baillie Gifford & Co. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                           N/A 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                               Paul Salmond 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                 0131 275 3169 
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