Science Group PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (7749M)
01 August 2017 - 11:00PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSAG
RNS Number : 7749M
Science Group PLC
01 August 2017
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)
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1a. Identity of the issuer Science Group Plc
or the 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)
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Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate
box or boxes with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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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 London, United Kingdom
office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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Name
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold 28 July 2017
was crossed or reached(vi)
:
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6. Date on which issuer notified 01 August 2017
(DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
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% of voting % of voting Total of Total number
rights attached rights through both in of voting
to shares financial % (8.A rights of
(total of instruments + 8.B) issuer(vii)
8. A) (total of
8.B 1 + 8.B
2)
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Resulting situation
on the date
on which threshold
was crossed
or reached 13% 0% 13% 39,362,961
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Position of
previous notification
(if
applicable) 14% 0% 14%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the
date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
of
shares
ISIN code
(if possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of (Art 10 of
Directive Directive Directive Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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5,164,513 0 13% 0%
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SUBTOTAL
8. A 5,164,513 13%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a)
of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date(x) Conversion rights that rights
Period(xi) may be acquired
if the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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SUBTOTAL 8. N/A N/A
B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion or cash of voting rights
instrument Period settlement(xii) rights
(xi)
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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SUBTOTAL N/A N/A
8.B.2
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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 X
not controlled 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)
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Name(xv) % of voting % of voting Total of
rights if it rights through both if it
equals or is financial instruments equals or
higher than if it equals is higher
the notifiable or is higher than the
threshold than the notifiable notifiable
threshold threshold
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N/A N/A N/A N/A
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder N/A
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The number and % of voting N/A
rights held
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The date until which the voting N/A
rights will be held
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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Ruffer LLP now controls the voting rights over 5,164,513
shares (13% 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 13% is due to the sale by Ruffer
LLP of 500,000 shares on 28 July.
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Place of completion Ruffer LLP
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Date of completion 01/08/17
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