Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

RNS Number : 4108V

Craneware plc

11 January 2012

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

1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Craneware PLC

2: Reason for notification (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		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):		no

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Standard Life Investments Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):	10 January 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	11 January 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	11%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code		GB00B2425G68

Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights
3,155,516		3,155,516

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
2,726,636	397,469	2,329,167	1.473%	8.631%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
2,726,636	10.104%

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:

14. Contact name:

Craig Preston

15. Contact telephone number:

01506 407 666




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Craneware 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			No
Other (please specify):			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Kames Capital
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	10^th January 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	11^th January 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	9%

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

GB00B2425G68

2,506,608

1,651,132

569,529

6.11%

2.11%

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}

Contract for Difference

n/a

23,311

Nominal

Delta

0.09%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,243,972

8.31%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Kames Capital:- Kames Capital plc Kames Capital Management Ltd Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Kames Capital
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:	Craig Preston
15. Contact telephone number:	01506 407 666