Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 8135L

Futura Medical PLC

16 January 2009

 



For Immediate Release

16 January 2009

Futura Medical plc

('Futura' or 'the Group' or 'the Company')

Notification of major interest in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	FUTURA MEDICAL PLC
2. Reason for the notification
Other (please specify): Fresh Start notification in the context of reallocation and threshold related recalculation of reportable holdings due to the new formation of Allianz Group and Commerzbank Group		YES
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation	Allianz SE
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Allianz Insurance plc
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	12 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 January 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	7%
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 ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0033278473					4,133,835		7.17

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
4,133,835	7.17

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

Allianz SE is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Europe Ltd, which is the major holding company of Allianz (UK) Limited, which is the holding company of Allianz Holdings Plc, which is the major holding company of Allianz Insurance Plc.

13. Additional information:	Fresh Start notification in the context of reallocation and threshold related recalculation of reportable holdings due to the new formation of Allianz Group and Commerzbank Group
14. Contact name:	Allianz SE Group Compliance
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Allianz SE
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Koeniginastrasse 28    80802 Munich  Germany
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Allianz SE Group Compliance
Contact address	Koeniginstrasse 28    80802 Munich  Germany
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

For further information: 

Futura Medical plc
James Barder, Chief Executive	Tel: [phone]
mail to: [e-mail]	www.futuramedical.co.uk
Canaccord Adams
Ryan Gaffney / Adria Da Breo Richards	Tel: [phone]
For media enquiries please contact:
Buchanan Communications
Mark Court / Rebecca Skye Dietrich / Stasa Filiplic	Tel: [phone]

 

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