5th May 2015 13:09
For filings with the FCA include the annex | |||||
For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |||||
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Sphere Medical Holding plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
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 | P | ||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Herald Investment Management Limited | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Discretionary investment management clients of Herald Investment Management Limited | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 1st May, 2015 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 5th May, 2015 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB00B551W951 |
4,711,965 |
4,711,965 |
4,711,965 |
4,711,965 |
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3.32% | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
None | Nil | |||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
| |||||||||||
None |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Nil | ||||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
4,711,965 |
3.32% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
N/A
| ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Andrew Miller CFO | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7553 6308 | |
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer | |
Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| Herald Investment Management Limited |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| 10/11 Charterhouse Square London EC1M 6EE |
Phone number & email
| 020 7553 6308 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| Andrew Miller CFO |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name
| See above |
Contact address
| |
Phone number & email
| |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | |
C: Additional information | |
We have used the figure of 141,757,872 announced to the market by the company via RNS on 29th April 2015 for total ordinary shares which will be in issue following the recent placing and open offer to calculate the percentage of voting rights held. | |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website. |
Related Shares:
Sphere Medical Holding