Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6694E

Avon Rubber PLC

11 April 2011

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Avon Rubber plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					No
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					No
Other (please specify):	Acquisition of Gartmore Investment Limited				Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Henderson Global Investors Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		4 April 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		5 April 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0000667013

Below 5%

Below 5%

4,458,516

14.51%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,458,516

14.51%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The Lowland Investment Company and Henderson Global Investors Limited
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:	Wayne Powell, Compliance Associate
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7818 5611

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 896850
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Henderson Global Investors Limited
Contact address	201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE
Phone number & email	020 7818 5611
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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