Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3288Z

Avon Rubber PLC

18 September 2009

 



Financial Services Authority

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:			Avon Rubber plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.				No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (CFD Positions now reportable)				No
Other (please specify):				No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Gartmore Investment Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		15 September 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		18 September 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		11%

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

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0000667013

2,972,709

2,972,709

3,232,709

0

3,232,709

0.00

11.093%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/  Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,232,709

11.093%

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

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:

All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 29,140,681 as provided by Exshare Email contact [e-mail]

14. Contact name:

RDU

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7782 2324

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name  (including legal form of legal entities)	Avon Rubber plc
Contact address  (registered office for legal entities)	Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6NB
Phone number & email	01225 896 850
Other useful information  (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Mr M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Gartmore Investment Limited
Contact address	Gartmore House, 8 Fenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4PB
Phone number & email	020 7782 2000 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Head of Data Administration, Investment Operations
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Fund Managing Co.	Number of shares held	Percentage of Issued Capital	UK Registered owner	Beneficial Owner
Gartmore Fund Managers Limited	834,995	2.865%	HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd	Gartmore Fund Managers Limited A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies
Gartmore Investment Limited	984,517	3.378%	Nortrust Nominees Limited	Strathclyde Pension Fund
Gartmore Investment Limited	210,697	0.723%	Gartmore Growth Opportunities	Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC
Gartmore Investment Limited	1,202,500	4.127%	BNY GIL CLT Account Nominees Ltd	Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC
	3,232,709	11.093%
	3,232,709	11.093%

 

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