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RNS Number : 3146K

Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc

20 September 2016

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Circassia Pharmaceuticals 
  the underlying issuer                                              Plc 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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 
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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)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                Limited 814,217* 
 
                                                                Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                Limited 14,086,531* 
 
                                                                State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                181,558* 
 
                                                                * denotes direct interest 
                                                                Chase Nominees Limited 492,933 
                                                                Vidacos Nominees Limited 281,980 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     16 September 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        19 September 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    6% to 5% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             (Box 8A & 8B) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type         Situation previous               Resulting situation after the 
  of                 to the triggering                triggering transaction 
  shares             transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                    Number             Number        Number        Number of voting         % of voting 
                     of                 of            of shares     rights                   rights (x) 
                     Shares             Voting 
                                        Rights 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                     Direct        Direct       Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
  GB00BJVD3B28        20,266,734*      20,266,734*   15,857,219    15,082,306   774,913     5.29%      0.27% 
                   -----------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
   * Includes right to recall loaned shares (923,626) 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration         Exercise/                   Number of voting         % of voting 
 financial           date               Conversion                  rights that              rights 
 instrument          (xiii)             Period (xiv)                may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/ 
                                                                    converted. 
-----------------  -----------------  --------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                   1,848,479* 
 RIGHT TO RECALL 
  LOANED SHARES     N/A                N/A                          *Direct interest        0.65% 
-----------------  -----------------  --------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 17,705,698                6.21% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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     The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
      Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
      chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
      Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
       *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
            of Aviva plc) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
            subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
       *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
            subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:          See Section 4 
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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:            Figures are based on a total 
                                         number of voting rights of 
                                         284,889,171 as per the Company's 
                                         Total Voting Rights Update 
                                         Announcement of 11 June 2015. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Julien Cotta 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               01865 405560 
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