TR-1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares
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TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attachedii: Allocate Software Ord GBP 0.05
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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
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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 X
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii: Strategic Equity Capital Plc
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv: HSBC Global Custody Nominees Ltd
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)v:
11th February 2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 12th February 2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Under 6%
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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
Ordinary Shares 3,600,000 3,600,000 3,600,000 3,600,000 5.969
GB0004368766
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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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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights % of voting rights
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3,600,000 5.969% of class
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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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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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15. Contact telephone number:
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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) Strategic Equity Capital Plc
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Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Beaufort House, 51 New North Road,
Exeter, Devon, EX4 4EP
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Phone number (01392) 477 596
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Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) Contact name: Christopher Mendoza
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
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Full name Christopher Mendoza
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Contact address Beaufort House, 51 New North Road,
Exeter, Devon, EX4 4EP
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Phone number (01392) 477 567
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Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the For and on behalf of Capita
person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) Sinclair Henderson Ltd; Company
Secretary
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C: Additional information
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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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