REG - Oxford Nanopore Tech Acacia Research Corp - Holding(s) in Company

Acacia ResearchAnnouncement

10/03/2022 12:30

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RNS Number : 3688E  Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc  10 March 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

 

ISIN

GB00BP6S8Z30

 

Issuer Name

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

 

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

 

2. Reason for Notification

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

 

Name

Acacia Research Corporation

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

 

4. Details of the shareholder

 

 Name                        City of registered office  Country of registered office
 Merton Oxford Holdings LLC  New York                   United States

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

 

07-Mar-2022

 

6. Date on which Issuer notified

 

09-Mar-2022

 

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 held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  Below 3%                                              0.000000                                                                   Below 3%                        Below 3%
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          3.850000                                              0.000000                                                                   3.850000

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

 

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GB00BP6S8Z30                                 Below 3%                                                                              Below 3%
 Sub Total 8.A                                Below 3%                                                                              Below 3%

 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted

 Sub Total 8.B1

 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 Sub Total 8.B2

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

 

2. 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 entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 

 Ultimate controlling person    Name of controlled undertaking  % 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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                            than the notifiable threshold
 Acacia Research Corporation                                    Below 3%                                                                                                                                                Below 3%
 Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC                                  Below 3%                                                                                                                                                Below 3%
 Merton Oxford Holdings LLC                                     Below 3%                                                                                                                                                Below 3%

 

10. In case of proxy voting

 

Name of the proxy holder

 

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

11. Additional Information

 

Merton Oxford Holdings LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merton Acquisition
Holdco LLC. Merton Acquisition Holdco LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Acacia Research Corporation.

 

12. Date of Completion

 

9 March 2022

 

13. Place Of Completion

 

New York, New York, USA

 

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