Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5512V

Epistem Holdings plc

13 July 2009

 

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				Epistem Holdings Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					x
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		Helium Special Situations Fund
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):iv		Euroclear Nominees Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		26th June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		26th June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		10%

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

GB00B1VKB224

770,503

770,503

670,503

670,503

9.4%

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

670,503

9.4%

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:
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:	Christian Benz
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

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)	Epistem Holdings Plc
Contact address  (registered office for legal entities)	48 Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX
Phone number & email	0161 606 7258/7244 [e-mail]
Other useful information  (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	IS Partners Investment Solutions AG on behalf of Helium Special Situations Fund
Contact address	Odeonhaus, Limmarquai 2, 8001 Zurich
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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