OPTS Optos

TIDMOPTS

RNS Number : 9706M

Optos plc

12 May 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Optos plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares    GB00B0WHW246 
  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     BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA 
  to the notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date   11 May 2015 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     12 May 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   5.00% 
  or reached: 
                                        19.00% 
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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 
----------------  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number      Number     Number       Number of voting        % of voting 
                    of          of         of shares    rights                  rights 
                    Shares      Voting 
                                Rights 
----------------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                          Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
----------------  ----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 GB00B0WHW246      0           0          14,134,204   14,134,204              19.32 
                  ----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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    rights that              rights 
                                   Period        may 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 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              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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 14,134,204                19.32 
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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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 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:      BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA 
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 14. Contact name:                Nicholas Jennings 
                                   10 Harewood Avenue 
                                   London, NW1 6AA 
 
                                   control.room@uk.bnpparibas.com 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    +44 20 7595 9695 
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