TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
FILTRONA PLC |
|
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
|
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
|
|
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
|
|
Other (please specify):______________ |
|
|
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Pennant Capital Management LLC |
|
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Pennant Offshore Partners, Ltd Pennant Onshore Partners, L.P. Pennant Onshore Qualified, L.P. Pennant Spinnaker Fund, L.P. Pennant Windward Fund, L.P. Pennant Windward Fund, Ltd. |
|
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
6 May 2009 |
|
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
7 May 2009 |
|
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
6% |
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 |
Percentage of voting rights |
|||
|
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
|||
Ordinary (GB00B0744359) |
12,264,026 |
12,264,026 |
12,464,026 |
|
12,464,026 |
|
6.06% |
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. |
Percentage of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
Total (A+B) |
|
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
12,464,026 |
6.06% |
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: |
Jon Green Filtrona plc |
|||
15. Contact telephone number: |
01908 359100 |