SCIENCE GROUP PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

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RNS Number : 8741V

Sagentia Group PLC

03 November 2014


For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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		Sagentia Group 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	Ruffer Group (for its discretionary clients)
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	30 October 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	31 October 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	8% to 11%


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
GB00B39GTJ17	3,286,435			3,286,435			4,286,435		4,286,435		-	11%			-


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
4,286,435								11%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
N/A

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:	Ruffer Group now controls the voting rights over 4,286,435 shares (11% of the voting rights) of Sagentia Group Plc which are held by Ruffer Group's discretionary clients. This change from 8% to 11% is due to the purchase of 1,000,000 shares on 30 October 2014.
14. Contact name:	Louise Stanway
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7963 8146

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