For immediate release |
21 October 2009 |
Epistem Holdings Plc
("Epistem" or "the Company")
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: |
Epistem Holdings Plc |
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2. Reason for the notification |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Helium Special Situations Fund |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Euroclear Nominees Limited |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
21 October 2009 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
21 October 2009 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
9% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares Direct |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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GB00B1VKB244 |
670,503 |
670,503 |
630,000 |
630,000 |
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8.7% |
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B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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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 |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
630,000 |
8.7% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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N/A |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
Christian Benz |
15. Contact telephone number: |
+41 43 888 73 38 |
16. Contact at Epistem |
Matthew Walls +44 (0) 161 606 7258 +44 (0) 7887 501 998 |