Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3503F
Microgen PLC
17 May 2017
 

 




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii

Microgen  PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii

Kestrel Partners LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Kestrel Opportunities, a cell of Guernsey Portfolios PCC Ltd (through BNY Mellon Nominees Limited) and various other clients of Kestrel Partners LLP (through Bank of New York Nominees Limited)

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

12 May 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 May 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

Down through 7%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares of 6 3/7p each

ISIN  GB00BVVHWX30

4,325,709

4,325,709

n/a

n/a

4,155,709

n/a

6.84%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Nominal

Delta

n/a

n/a


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,155,709

6.84%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

Indirect - BNY Mellon Nominees Limited - 3,288,556 Shares. 5.42% of voting rights

Indirect - Bank of New York Nominees Limited - 792,653 Shares. 1.30% of voting rights

Indirect - JIM Nominees Limited - 74,500 Shares.  0.12% of voting rights

 

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:

Disclosure based on Total voting rights of  60,771,938
The indirect voting rights held under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios managed by Kestrel Partners LLP under discretionary investment management agreements

14. Contact name:

Ian Forrest

15. Contact telephone number:

0203 371 6100

 

 

 


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