GWP GW Pharm.

TIDMGWP

RNS Number : 3782I

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC

29 May 2014

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying              GW Pharmaceuticals plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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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 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) subject               The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Holdings by CG Management Companies 
  (if different from 3.):                                    and Funds 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                        27 May 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          28 May 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         Above 5% 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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          rights 
                         Shares         Voting              shares 
                                        Rights 
---------------------  -------------  -------------------  ---------  -----------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                            Direct     Direct      Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
---------------------    ---  ------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------------  --------------- 
         ADRs 
 (ISIN: US36197T1034)     888,100          10,657,200                              10,866,000                     5.0169% 
---------------------  -------------  -------------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------------  --------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial             Expiration      Exercise/                    Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument                    date            Conversion Period            rights that may              rights 
                                                                             be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
----------------------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Exercise     Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting rights 
  instrument               price        date           Conversion       rights instrument 
                                                       period           refers to 
-----------------------  -----------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
-----------------------  -----------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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                            10,866,000                                                       5.0169% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds 
   Capital Research and Management Company 
   SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                         Christopher Aquino 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             (213) 615 0469 
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