TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Allocate Software PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached(ii):
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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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 Herald Investment
obligation3: Management Limited
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)4: 1) Herald Ventures Limited Partnership I
2) Herald Ventures Limited Partnership II
3) Herald Ventures Limited Partnershhip III
4) Herald Investment Trust Plc
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 10 December 2009
crossed or reached if different)5:
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 January 2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 25%, 24% and 23%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction vii
shares the Triggering
transaction vi
if possible
using the ISIN
CODE
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Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights
Shares Voting shares rights ix
Rights
viii
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Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect
DTR 5.2.1
(e)
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GB0004368766 11,521,477 11,521,477 13,721,477 13,721,477 22.94%
(25.76%) (22.94%)
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument date xiii Period/ Date xiv that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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None Nil
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights % of voting rights
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13,721,477 22.94%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable xv:
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Herald Investment Management Limited, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an
investment management business.
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Shareholder: Voting Rights Percentage held
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Herald Investment Trust (in the name of Bank of New York 5,487,421 9.17%
(OCS Nominees Limited)
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Herald Ventures Limited Partnership I 4,574,477 7.65%
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Herald Ventures Limited Partnership II 2,033,100 3.40%
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Herald Ventures Limited Partnership III 1,626,479 2.72%
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Total for Funds under the management of Herald 13,721,477 22.94%
Investment Management Limited
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Andrew Miller
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7553 6308
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Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi
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A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
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Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Herald Investment Management Limited
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10/11 Charterhouse Square
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
London EC1M 6EE
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Phone number 020 7553 6308
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Other useful information (at least legal representative for Andrew Miller
legal persons)
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
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Full name See Above
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Contact address
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Phone number
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Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with
the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation)
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C: Additional information
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In accordance with the FSA's LIST Issue 14 Paragraph 3.13 we have used the company's last notification of the
total number of voting rights in issue (59,825,625) made on 18 Dec 09 through RNS to calculate the percentage of
voting rights after the triggering transaction.
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Notes
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i This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed with the competent
authority.
ii Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifying the issuer or
underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate.
iii This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the person acquiring, disposing of or
exercising voting rights in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the
agreement referred to in DTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments
entitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached, as appropriate.
In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), the following list is provided
as indication of the persons who should be mentioned:
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that acquires the voting rights and is
entitled to exercise them under the agreement and the natural person or legal entity who is transferring
temporarily for consideration the voting rights;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the person holding the collateral, provided the
person or entity controls the voting rights and declares its intention of exercising them, and person
lodging the collateral under these conditions;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who has a life interest in shares if that
person is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of
the voting rights when the life interest is created;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent undertaking and, provided it has a
notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of
any of those situations, the controlled undertaking;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of the shares, if he can exercise
the voting rights attached to the shares deposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the
shares allowing the deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person that controls the voting rights;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he can exercise the voting
rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the
latter to exercise the voting rights at his discretion.
iv Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This should be the full name of the
shareholder or holder of financial instruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal
entity referred to in DTR5.2.
v The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an on exchange transaction, the
date on which the matching of orders occurs; in the case of an off exchange transaction, date of the
entering into an agreement.
The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which the acquisition, disposal or
possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (see DTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date
when the corporate event took effect.
These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to a condition beyond the control of
the parties.
vi Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, In case the situation
previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, please state 'below 3%'.
vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying party should not be obliged to
disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is less than 3%.
For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure of individual holdings per party to
the agreement unless a party individually crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon
entering into, introducing changes to or terminating an agreement.
viii Direct and indirect
ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached 'direct holding' and voting
rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rights number and percentage into the direct and
indirect columns-if there is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank.
X Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the notifying party is a direct shareholder
(DTR 5.1)
xi Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR 5.2.1)
xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying party should not be obliged
to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is below 3%.
xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the date when the right to acquire
shares ends.
xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- for example once every
three months starting from the [date]
xv The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights are held. The notification should also include the amount of voting rights and the percentage
held by each controlled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 3% or more,
and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended to cover the notification obligations
of the controlled undertaking.
xvi This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority.
xvii Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of the shareholder or the natural
person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3.
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