AVACTA GROUP PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

May 30, 2014

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RNS Number : 5167I

Avacta Group PLC

30 May 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Avacta Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Baillie Gifford & Co
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		29 May 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30 May 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct		Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0033519546	Below 5%			Below 5%			254,545,450				254,545,450			5.12%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
												Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
254,545,450								5.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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 [163,636,361:3.29%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Gillian Wright
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 275 3041

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