Holding(s) in Company

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 issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii
SYNCONA LIMITED
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 X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
Rathbone Investment Management International Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
19/12/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20/12/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
Under 5%

   

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 x
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GG00B8P59C08 22,583,470 22,583,470 22,583,470 N/A 22,583,470 N/A 3.43%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
22,583,470 3.43

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd                                                   3.423%                            

Rathbone Investment Management International Ltd                              0.007%



* Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the above
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:
Total voting rights used as a denominator:

658,387,407
 
14. Contact name: Simon Walker – Compliance Department
15. Contact telephone number: 0151 236 6666
UK 100

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