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RNS Number : 7317K

Helical PLC

23 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      Helical Plc 
  the underlying 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                            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)                                    Baillie Gifford & Co 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     20 September 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        21 September 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                   5% 
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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) 
--------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  ---------  ----------  --------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Share 
  GB00B0FYMT95                                                             5,981,689             5.06 
                                                                          ----------  --------  --------- 
  Below           Below 
   5%              5% 
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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. 
----------------  -------------  -----------------------------  --------------------  ------------------- 
 N/A 
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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          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial        price         date           Conversion       rights instrument      rights (xix, 
  instrument                     (xvii)         period           refers to              xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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 N/A                                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,981,689                                        5.06% 
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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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                     In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate 
                     the amount of voting rights and the percentage held 
                          by each controlled undertaking where relevant. 
               Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, 
                   is the parent undertaking of an investment management 
                                                                  group. 
                 Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford 
                   & Co Limited [1,269,153; 1.07%] is an OEIC Authorised 
                     Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has 
                  delegated its discretionary investment management role 
                                                to Baillie Gifford & Co. 
                 Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford 
                     Life Limited [1,489,802; 1.26%] is a life assurance 
              company which procures discretionary investment management 
                    services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its 
                                              own account shareholdings. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                       N/A 
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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:                                            Mike Bassi 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                             0131 275 3852 
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