TR-1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 7150C

Plant Health Care PLC

18 April 2013

 



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				Plant Health Care plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					x
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		ORA (Guernsey) Limited and Richard Griffiths
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Richard Griffiths
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		16 Apil 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		18 April 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		22-17%

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

GB00B01JC540 Ordinary 1p

11,985,042

11,985,042

12,095,279

12,095,279

17.15%

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

12,095,279

17.15%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
ORA (Guernsey) Ltd                            9,094,853 Seren Capital Management Ltd.          3,000,426 Richard Griffiths is the beneficial owner of Seren Capital Management Ltd. Richard Griffiths is the ultimate controlling party of ORA (Guernsey) Ltd due to his shareholding in the parent company, ORA Capital Partners Ltd.
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:	Situation following issue of new shares by the Company.
14. Contact name:	Andrew C. Wood FCIS Company Secretary Plant Health Care plc
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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