Octopus Investments purchase 9% of Haydale Graphene Industries PLC

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                            Haydale Graphene Industries 
  the underlying issuer                                   plc 
  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)                               Octopus Investments Nominees 
  subject to the                                          Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                          n/a 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                              23/11/2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                 24/11/2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                     9% 
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 8. Notified details: n/a 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                of                 of                of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                Shares             Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
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                                                    Direct          Direct      Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
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 GB00BKWQ1135   0                 0                 1370679         1370679                   9.02%