Quantum Pharma PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (9985T)

TIDMQP.

RNS Number : 9985T

Quantum Pharma PLC

18 October 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                      QUANTUM PHARMA PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                       X 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                              SAND GROVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 
                                                    LLP 
 City and country of registered                    LONDON, UK 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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 Name                                              SAND GROVE OPPORTUNITIES 
                                                    MASTER FUND LTD 
                                                    SAND GROVE TACTICAL FUND 
                                                    LP 
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 City and country of registered                    CAYMAN ISLANDS 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                    17/10/2017 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                  18/10/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                              % of voting            % of voting        Total of      Total number 
                             rights attached       rights through       both in %      of voting 
                                to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)     rights of 
                                (total of            instruments                       issuer 
                                  8. A)               (total of 
                                                     8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                         2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                                       11.40%            11.40%           169,117,640 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                                      10.07%            10.07% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct                Indirect                Direct               Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of             (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of             (Art 10 of 
                               Directive              Directive              Directive             Directive 
                              2004/109/EC)          2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)          2004/109/EC) 
                                (DTR5.1)             (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)             (DTR5.2.1) 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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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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                                                 SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                  B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of               Expiration                Exercise/         Physical         Number       % of voting 
  financial             date                     Conversion        or cash           of voting    rights 
  instrument                                     Period            settlement        rights 
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 EQUITY 
  CFD                                                              CASH             19,288,012   11.40% 
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                                              SUBTOTAL 
                                               8.B.2                                19,288,012   11.40% 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is                         X 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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  Name          % of voting               % of voting              Total of both 
                rights if it             rights through             if it equals 
                equals or is          financial instruments         or is higher 
                 higher than              if it equals           than the notifiable 
               the notifiable             or is higher                threshold 
                  threshold            than the notifiable 
                                            threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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 Place of completion   LONDON, UK 

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 Date of completion    18/10/2017 
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