Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2493N

Aminex PLC

12 February 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: Aminex Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii: JPMorgan Chase & Co

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv: JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedv: 10 February 2009

6. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%

7. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE0003073255	12,074,036	12,074,036	9,644,166	0	9,644,166	0	3.983%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

9,644,166

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
Nil

SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Nil

Total (A+B)

9,644,166

number of voting rights

9,644,166

% of voting rights

3.983%

8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii:

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co.: 9,644,166 (3.983%)

Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 9,644,166 (3.983%)

9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. N/A

10. Additional information: N/A

Done at [place] on [date].

ANNEX TO THE STANDARD FORM TR-1 xviii

a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	JPMorgan Chase & Co
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	270 Park Avenue, New York, NY10017
Phone number	001 212 270 6000
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	N/A

b) Identity of the notifier, if applicablexix:

Full name	Richard Lock
Contact address	JPmorgan Chase, 13th Floor, 125 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5AJ
Phone number	0207 777 0423
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) N/A