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RNS Number : 2919Z

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

25 May 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                         EKF Diagnostics Holdings 
  the underlying issuer                                                          Plc 
  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                                      YES 
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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)                                  Harwood Capital LLP (as investment 
  subject to the                                             adviser/manager) and North 
  notification obligation:                                   Atlantic Smaller Companies 
  (iii)                                                      Investment Trust plc 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                     1. North Atlantic Smaller 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                       Companies Investment Trust 
                                                                               PLC 
 
                                                                   2. Oryx International Growth 
                                                                           Fund Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                20 MAY 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   24 MAY 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                ABOVE 19% 
  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) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
                46,300,000 
 
 GB0031509804   35,350,000 
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 Holder 1:                        46,300,000        48,650,000      48,650,000                    11.53% 
 
  Holder 2:                        35,350,000        35,350,000     35,350,000                    8.38% 
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 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            Conversion                        rights that                     rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may 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 
 financial         price          date            Conversion         rights instrument               rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period             refers to                       xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 84,00,000                                            19.90% 
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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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 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:                                              Jane Muir 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  0200 8819 6486 
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