Hargreave Hale increase position in Hardide Plc

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                   HARDIDE PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        ü 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                        HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                          20 APRIL 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            21 APRIL 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                               13% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of             to the triggering                   transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number                           Number of voting          % of voting 
                 of                of                of shares                        rights                    rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                    Direct         Indirect          Direct    Indirect        Direct     Indirect 
                                                                                      (xi)      (xii) 
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 GB00B069T034   199,078,500       199,078,500                      200,078,500                 200,078,500                13.0352%