Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3346M

Anite PLC

27 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:

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 (formerly Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund)

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

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

26 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 January 2009

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

9%

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
GB0002320850	29,984,592	29,984,592

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
GB0002320850	30,418,864	30,418,864	N/A	9.055	N/A

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
30,418,864	9.055

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:

……………..

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:

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 The Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund

14. Contact name:

Margaret Moss/Valerie Davidson

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 680 2125/0207 680 2177

 

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