Science Group PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (4998M)
14 October 2016 - 5:00PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSAG
RNS Number : 4998M
Science Group PLC
14 October 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Science Group plc
issuer
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 Yes
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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) subject Ruffer LLP (for its discretionary clients
to the of the Ruffer Group)
notification obligation: (iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction and date 12 October 2016
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 October 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached: (vi, vii) 14% to 15%
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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 triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights (x)
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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- 15% -
GB00B39GTJ17
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5,952,369 5,952,369 6,002,369 6,002,369
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rights
(xiv) be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date (xvii) Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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6,002,369 15%
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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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N/A
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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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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Ruffer LLP now controls the voting
13. Additional information: rights over 6,002,369 shares (15%
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 14% to 15% is due
to the purchase of 50,000 shares
on 12 October 2016.
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14. Contact name: Louise Stanway
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7963 8146
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