TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
CLS Holdings plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
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 thenotification obligation: iii
Sten Mortstedt
(indirect holder of voting rights)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
14 December 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 December 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Above 50%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
GB0001592475
Nil
21,360,960
50.69%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The following undertakings, which are each directly held and beneficially owned by Sten Mortstedt, directly hold the following number of shares in the issuer:
Creative Value Investment I Limited: 8,145,341 Ordinary Shares (19.33%)
Creative Value Investment II Limited: 6,094,828 Ordinary Shares (14.46%)
Creative Value Investment III Limited: 7,120,791 Ordinary Shares (16.9%)
Total 50.69%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
As a result of the transaction set out in this form, the beneficial interest of Sten Mortstedt in the issuer remains unchanged.
14. Contact name:
Peter Zonabend
15. Contact telephone number:
+41 81 252 55 47