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Notification of major holdings

RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 8076V

Novacyt S.A.

07 November 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:			Novacyt Plc 213800BWAC2BF295EG28
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer						X
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						X
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			Legal & General Group Plc Legal & General Unit Trust Managers Limited (UTM) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			1 Coleman St, London EC2R 5AA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			01 November 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			03 November 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	UTM - 6.72%	-		UTM - 6.72%	37,570,138
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	LGIM - 6.72%	-		LGIM - 6.72%	37,570,138
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	-			-

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights^ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
EUR 0.0667 (UTM)		-		2,525,909			-		6.72%
EUR 0.0667 (LGIM)		-		2,525,909			-		6.72%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		2,525,909					6.72%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights



			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash settlement^xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights



					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv(please add additional rows as necessary)				x
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General Assurance Society (Direct)	0%		0%

Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (Direct)	0%		0%

Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%

Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct/Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%
Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (Indirect)	6.72%		6.72%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A

11. Additional information^xvi
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 37,570,138

Place of completion	Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, CF24 0EB
Date of completion	03/11/2017

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RNS metadata

Title: Notification of major holdings
Time: 12:39:30
Date: 7 Nov 2017
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 8076V