Holding(s) in Company

Avon Rubber PLC
04 April 2007




TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

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

Avon Rubber p.l.c.


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 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) :                                                   (   )



 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Schroders plc


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):

3 April 2007
 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 April 2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 14% to 13%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
                                the Triggering 
if possible using the           transaction (vi)       
ISIN CODE                              

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
Ordinary               4,125,318              4,125,318

GB0000667013                                                                      
 



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
                                       (ix)
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         

                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      

Ordinary             N/A               N/A        3,804,687       N/A       13.425%

GB0000667013                                                                                      
            
                                                                          

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

3,804,687                     13.425%


 

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

Schroder Investment Management Limited        3,804,687    13.43%




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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those 
firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management 
agreements.

 

14. Contact name:

Andrea Rowe



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 2521


 


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):

Avon Rubber p.l.c.
 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Hampton Park West,
Semington Road,
Melksham,
Wiltshire,
SN12 6NB

 

Phone number:

01225 896800 


Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Mr P J Fairbairn, Company Secretary

 



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)


Full name:

Mr M Ingrey-Counter

 

Contact address:

As above

 

Phone number:

01225 896850

 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

Deputy Company Secretary

 

C: Additional information :




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