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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | ANIMALCARE GROUP PLC | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |  | ||||
| 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): | Change of Investment Manager | X | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Downing Corporate Finance Limited | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  | Downing Distribution VCT 1 PLC Downing Distribution VCT 2 PLC CF Downing Active Management Fund | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on |  | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 01/12/2010 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |  | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
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 | 945,909 | 945,909 | 1,020,909 | 1,020,909 |  | 5.03% |  | |||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting | ||||||||||||
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights xix, xx 
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 1,020,909 | 5.03% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |  | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |  | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |  | |
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| 14. Contact name: | Grant Whitehouse, Company Secretary | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 416 7780 | |