Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2273A

Avacta Group PLC

27 January 2011

 



TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Avacta Group
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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
Other (please specify): Increase in Issued Capital		X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	26/01/11
6. Date on which issuer notified:	26/01/11
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
Sedol: 3351954	45,166,666	45,166,666	45,166,666	45,166,666		2.763%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion  Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
45,166,666	2.763%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Philip Brayne
15. Contact telephone number:	0151 227 4711

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares ^xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	2nd Floor Royal Liver Building Liverpool L3 1PY
Phone number	0151 227 4711
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C:        Additional information

 

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