Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5685A

Intl. Biotechnology Trust PLC

09 October 2009

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

International Biotechnology Trust plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:()

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: (X)

Other (please specify): () 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Reed Elsevier Pension Trustee Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 

    Chase Nominees Limited a/c REPS

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

27 February 2009 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 October 2009 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Share GB0004559349	1,961,906	1,961,906

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0004559349	1,961,906	1,961,906	-	1,961,906	-

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	Nominal  DeltaA

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,961,906	3.03%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

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:

14. Contact name for queries on this announcement:

Thomas Bourke

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7166 5694

Date: 9 OCTOBER 2009 

 

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