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RNS Number : 8750J

Microsaic Systems plc

14 September 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                         Microsaic Systems plc 
  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 
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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):                                         CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, 
                                                                 FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING. 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                 Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                    Vidacos Nominees Limited 4,363,501 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                               13 September 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 14 September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                               5% to <5% change at Combined Interest 
  or                                                                Level 
  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 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 shares       rights                     (x) 
                   Shares          Voting 
                                   Rights 
---------------  --------------  ----------  --------------  -------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                              Direct          Direct      Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                               (xi)        (xii) 
---------------  --------------  ----------  --------------  ----------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
   Ordinary 
   Shares 
 
   GB00B547ZY09     3,353,669     3,353,669   4,363,501       Nil Held                   Nil Held     2.41% 
                 --------------  ----------  --------------  ----------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
                                                                           4,363,501 
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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 (xiii)     Conversion Period           rights that may            rights 
  instrument                       (xiv)                       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 financial   Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
  instrument          price      date (xvii)    Conversion    rights instrument    (xix, xx) 
                                                period        refers to 
                                                (xviii) 
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                                                                                  Nominal      Delta 
------------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  -------------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,363,501                 2.41% 
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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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                                    The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global 
                                   Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                                                                  Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                                           *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                                                *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                                             of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                                                       *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                                               subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                                                *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                                           subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                See Section 4 
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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:                                  Figures are based the total number 
                                                               of voting rights of 181,365,146 as 
                                                               per the Company's 'Result of GM, Completion 
                                                               of Placing, TVRs' announcement of 
                                                               12 September 2016. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01603 684420 
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