Science Group PLC TR1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (7861F)

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RNS Number : 7861F

Science Group PLC

18 November 2020

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) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                           Science Group Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                        X 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                     Ruffer LLP 
 City and country of registered office                    London, United Kingdom 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name 
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 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                       16 November 2020 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):           18 November 2020 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                                      % of voting         % of voting rights    Total of both    Total number 
                                     rights attached      through financial      in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                                    to shares (total         instruments             8.B)         of issuer (vii) 
                                        of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                              1 + 8.B 2) 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                     12%                      0%                   12%               41,167,412 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                    11%                      0%                   11% 
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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 not controlled                                 X 
  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 (xiii) 
 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 (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
     Name (xv)              % of voting rights              % of voting rights          Total of both if 
                              if it equals or                through financial           it equals or is 
                             is higher than the              instruments if it           higher than the 
                            notifiable threshold            equals or is higher        notifiable threshold 
                                                            than the notifiable 
                                                                 threshold 
                    ----------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 N/A                 N/A                                 N/A                         N/A 
                    ----------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                                N/A 
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights                       N/A 
  held 
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights                  N/A 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 Ruffer LLP controls the voting rights over 4,986,074 shares (now 12% 
  of the voting rights) of Science Group Plc which are held by the discretionary 
  clients of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries (the voting of which is all 
  controlled by Ruffer LLP). 
  This change from 11% to 12% is due to a change in Science Group Plc's 
  issued share capital on 16 November 2020. 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Ruffer LLP 
 Date of completion    18/11/20 
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