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RNS Number : 2904J

Exova Group PLC

27 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                              EXOVA GROUP PLC 
  the underlying 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                                       X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                X 
  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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                         Morgan Stanley (Institutional 
  subject to the                                                    Securities Group and Global 
  notification obligation:                                               Wealth Management) 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 Morgan Stanley & Co. International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                   plc 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                 22.06.2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                    26.06.2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                    5%* 
  crossed 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 
  of              to the triggering         triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number       Number       Number        Number of                % of voting 
                  of           of           of shares     voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares       Voting                     rights 
                               Rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
                                           Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                          (xi)         (xii) 
--------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  ------------ 
 GB00BKY7HG11    9,607,447    9,607,447    13,771,299    13,771,299               5.50% 
                -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  ------------ 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration                Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
  financial       date (xiii)              Conversion    voting         rights 
  instrument                               Period        rights that 
                                           (xiv)         may be 
                                                         acquired if 
                                                         the 
                                                         instrument 
                                                         is 
                                                         exercised/ 
                                                         converted. 
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 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     % of voting 
  financial      price        date         Conversion    voting         rights (xix, 
  instrument                  (xvii)       period        rights         xx) 
                                           (xviii)       instrument 
                                                         refers to 
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                                                                       Nominal           Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,771,299                5.50% 
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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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 Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance 
  Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 
  4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of 13,771,299 
  voting rights (5.50%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan 
  Stanley Investments (UK) 
 
  Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary 
  Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect 
  holder of 13,771,299 voting rights (5.50%) and is a 
  subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, 
  Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an 
  indirect holder of 13,771,299 voting rights (5.50%) 
  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International 
  Holdings Inc. 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The 
  Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 
  1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. 
  is an indirect holder of 13,771,299 voting rights (5.50%) 
  and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                        N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                      N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                          Of the total voting rights 
  13. Additional information:                              attached to shares in Section 
                                                           8A, 5 (0.000002%) of these 
                                                           are the result of a stock 
                                                           borrowing agreement 
 
                                                           Morgan Stanley's total holding 
                                                           in EXOVA GROUP PLC remains 
                                                           above the 5.00% threshold 
                                                           previously disclosed, however, 
                                                           this notification is being 
                                                           made on the basis that the 
                                                           holding in section 8(a) has 
                                                           crossed a relevant threshold 
                                                           in its own right at the component 
                                                           level. 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            +44 141 245-7736 
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