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RNS Number : 7210I

BTG PLC

21 June 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                        BTG 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                                                                    ü 
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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                                        Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency Directive       ü 
  specify):                                           II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                              Schroders plc 
  to the 
  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                                               19.06.17 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 20.06.17 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                               Above 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
-------------    ----------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary           16,887,518       15,431,998      21,163,694       N/A      19,295,839        N/A          5.002% 
                 ----------------  --------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB0001001592 
---------------    ------------    ------------    ------------      -------  ------------      --------    ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                    Exercise/           Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)                   Conversion          rights that may            rights 
 instrument                                        Period (xiv)        be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
-----------------  ----------------------------  ------------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
 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 rights 
 financial      price             date (xvii)     Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period           refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
-------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
-------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           19,295,839                                                    5.002% 
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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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 Schroder & Co. Limited 21,214 0.005% 
  Schroders (C.I.) Limited 2,681 0.001% 
  Schroder Investment Management Limited 19,058,496 4.941% 
  Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited 213,448 0.055% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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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                                                                           The shares referred to in section 
  13. Additional information:                                               9 are held in portfolios managed by 
                                                                            those firms on a discretionary basis 
                                                                            for clients under investment management 
                                                                            agreements. This disclosure has been 
                                                                            calculated based on issue share capital 
                                                                            amount 385,740,779. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                            Andy Burrows, Vice President, Corporate 
                                                                                and Investor Relations, BTG plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                            020 7575 1741 
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