EKF DIAGNOSTICS HOLDINGS PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

May 27, 2016

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RNS Number : 5824Z

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

27 May 2016

The following amendment(s) has (have) been made to the 'Holding(s) in Company' announcement released on 25 May 2016 at 12.47 under RNS No 2919Z.

Additional information has been added to section 13 in relation to Christopher Mills, Non-Executive Chairman of EKF, who has an indirect beneficial interest in the shareholding that is subject to the below TR-1.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

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			EKF Diagnostics Holdings Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				YES
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		Harwood Capital LLP (as investment adviser/manager) and North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		1. North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC 2. Oryx International Growth Fund Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		20 MAY 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 MAY 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		ABOVE 19%

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
GB0031509804	46,300,000 35,350,000			46,300,000 35,350,000			48,650,000 35,350,000		48,650,000 35,350,000			11.53% 8.38%
Holder 1: Holder 2:
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
84,00,000								19.90%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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:	Christopher Mills, Non-Executive Chairman of EKF, has an indirect beneficial interest in the above shares. He is a director of Oryx International Growth Fund Limited and North American Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc. He holds 2.16 percent. of the shares in Oryx International Growth Fund Limited in his own name and 46.44 per cent. via his 25.06 per cent. shareholding in North American Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc. The price paid for the shares is 11pence. Harwood Capital LLP is investment manager to North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc and investment adviser to Oryx International Growth Fund Limited. Harwood Capital LLP is a limited liability partnership of which Christopher Mills is a partner and Chief Investment Officer.
14. Contact name:	Jane Muir
15. Contact telephone number:	0200 8819 6486

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