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RNS Number : 2964I

Smart Metering Systems PLC

26 August 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          Smart Metering Systems 
  the underlying issuer                                                          Plc 
  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)                                          Legal & General Investment 
  subject to the                                                     Management Limited (LGIM) 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                            Legal & General Group Plc 
                                                                               (L&G) 
 
                                                                     Legal & General Assurance 
                                                                   Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
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                                                                          25 August 2016 
   5. Date of the transaction 
   and date on 
   which the threshold is 
   crossed or 
   reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                  26 August 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                             LGIM (Below 5%) 
  crossed 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                            Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of                         previous                                           transaction 
 shares                to the triggering 
                          transaction 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                   Number            Number                             Number of voting             % of voting 
                     of                of                                    rights                     rights 
                   Shares            Voting 
                                     Rights 
------------  ----------------  ----------------                  ---------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                      Number          Direct        Indirect     Direct      Indirect 
                                                     of shares 
------------      ------------      ------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 ORD GBP                   4,649,963                   Below                Below 5%                   Below 5% 
  0.01                                                   5% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                     Number of 
  Type of            Expiration        Exercise/                      voting                      % of voting 
  financial          date              Conversion                     rights that                 rights 
  instrument                           Period                         may be 
                                                                      acquired 
                                                                      if the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
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 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          Exercise          Expiration       Exercise/     Number of          % of voting 
  financial        price             date             Conversion    voting             rights 
  instrument                                          period        rights 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    refers to 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------  ----------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                                                                           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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                                                        Below 5% 
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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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                                                                               Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and 
                                                                                 Indirect) (Group) (Below 5% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                              (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
                                                                                                    Indirect) (Below 
                                                                                                5% = Total Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General Investment Management 
                                                                         Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% = Total 
                                                                                                           Position) 
                                                                               Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) 
                                                                                            Limited (Below 5% = UTM) 
                                                                 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3%) 
                              Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited 
                                           (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)        (Direct) (LGIH) (LGAS & LGPL) 
                                                                                                               (PMC) 
                               Legal & General Assurance (Pensions         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited 
                                             Management) Limited (PMC) (PMC)             (LGAS & LGPL) (LGAS & LGPL) 
                                                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) 
                                                                                                              (LGPL) 
 
 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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                                                                                    Notification using the total 
  13. Additional information:                                                     voting rights figure of 89,201,326 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                     Victoria Davies (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                              029 2035 4147 
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