Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5499E

Byotrol PLC

22 December 2009

 

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):

        Byotrol plc

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

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: (  )

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): (  )

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

        Ruffer LLP (for its discretionary clients)

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 (v):

        21 December 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        22 December 2009

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

27%

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
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB00B0999995	22,228,352	22,228,352

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights (x)
	Direct	Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B0999995	22,963,852	22,963,852	-	27.43	-

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	% of voting rights
22,963,852	27.43%

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

        N/A

Proxy Voting:

10.   Name of the proxy holder:

        N/A

11.   Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

        N/A

12.   Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

        N/A

13.   Additional information:

        The purchase of 735,500 shares on 21 December 2009 increased our total number of shares to

        22,963,852 and our voting rights to 27%.

14.   Contact name:

        Louise Stanway

15.     Contact telephone number:

020 7963 8146

 

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