Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 9020T

Nanoco Group PLC

01 April 2016

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Nanoco Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				x
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:		Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		31 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		1 April 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		>  6, 7, 8%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 10p

11,996,000

11,996,000

18,891,678

18,891,678

7.97%

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

% of voting rights

CFD

1,550,000

0.65%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,441,678

8.62%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Blake Holdings Limited       17,600,290 Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited               97,226 Richard Griffiths direct holdings               64,320 Cream Capital Limited             610,215 Seren Capital Management             519,627 Total       18,891,678 Add QFI's Richard Griffiths         1,550,000 Total Interests       20,441,678 The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard Griffiths
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:
14. Contact name:	James Sutcliffe
15. Contact telephone number:	01534 719761

 

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