Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8796L

Ceres Power Holdings plc

20 January 2009

 

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:

CERES POWER HOLDINGS PLC SEDOL: B035142

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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached

NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

NO

Other (please specify):

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

Imperial Innovations Group plc

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

Imperial Innovations LLP

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

16 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 January 2009

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

6%,5%,4%

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY

4,177,505

4,177,505

2,386,276

2,386,276

-

3.57%

-

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights			% of voting rights
2,386,276			3.57%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Imperial Innovations LLP is 100% directly controlled by Imperial Innovations Limited and Imperial College Company Maker Limited. Both of the last-mentioned companies are 100% directly controlled by Imperial Innovations Group plc.
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:			Justin Bowen, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:			020 7594 6593

As a result of the transfer of shares from Imperial Innovations LLC to Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, 'Imperial College', to which this announcement relates, there is no change in the combined shareholding of Imperial Innovations LLC and Imperial College in the shares of Ceres Power Holdings plc.  

 

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