Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8073R

Byotrol PLC

09 November 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				Byotrol 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
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		09 November
6. Date on which issuer notified:		09 November
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		26% to 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

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

GB00B0999995

29,690,382

29,690,382

39,957,048

39,957,048

-

27

-

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

39,957,048

27%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
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:	Ruffer LLP controls the voting rights over 39,957,048 shares (27% of the voting rights) of Byotrol Plc. The change in percentage voting rights is due to Ruffer LLP buying 10,266,666 new ordinary shares on behalf of its clients in Byotrol Plc's placing. As a result of the placing, our percentage voting rights increased from 26% to 27%.
14. Contact name:	Louise Stanway
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7963 8146

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)	Ruffer LLP
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	80 Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL
Phone number & email	020 7963 8146 [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Louise Stanway, Compliance Officer
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Ruffer LLP
Contact address	80 Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL
Phone number & email	020 7963 8146 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Louise Stanway, Compliance Officer
C: Additional information
Ruffer LLP controls the voting rights over 39,957,048 shares (27% of the voting rights) of Byotrol Plc. The change in percentage voting rights is due to Ruffer LLP buying 10,266,666 new ordinary shares on behalf of its clients in Byotrol Plc's placing. As a result of the placing, our percentage voting rights increased from 26% to 27%.
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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