Notification of Major Interes

RNS Number : 7594L

Somero Enterprises Inc.

16 January 2009

 



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:	Somero Enterprises
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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
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		X
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:	5%
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 viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct  x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
USU834501038					2,022,500		5.90

B: 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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
2,022,500	5.90

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

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.

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:	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]

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

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)	Koniginstrasse 28    80802 Munich  Germany
Phone number	[phone]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name	Allianz SE Group Compliance
Contact address	Koniginstrasse 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)

C:    Additional information

 

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