Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1576O

Anite PLC

02 March 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:

Anite plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                 ( X )

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) :                             (    )         

Notification of shareholding under Transparency Directive

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

   Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund

See Section 13 for further information.

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

N/A

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

27 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 March 2009

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

10%

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
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
B3KHXB3	28,197,264	28,197,264

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
B3KHXB3	30,747,336	30,747,336	N/A		10.297

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
30,747,336	10.297

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

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:

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2.

This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on behalf of Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund

14. Contact name:

Valerie Davidson/Margaret Moss

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 680 2177/ 0207 680 2125

 

END

 

 

HOLJTMFTMMMMBJL