Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2503V

Avon Rubber PLC

09 January 2012

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Avon Rubber plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached					No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					No
Other (please specify):					n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		ACS HR Solutions Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		ACS HR Solutions Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Ltd (in its capacity as trustee of the Avon Rubber plc Employee Share Ownership Trusts No.1 and No.2)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		22nd December 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		6th January 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 8,7,6,5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0000667013

2,537,681

2,537,681

1,310,642

1,310,642

4.27%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

n/a

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,310,642

4.27%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Avon Rubber plc Employee Share Ownership Trust No.1        166,198 (0.54%) Avon Rubber plc Employee Share Ownership Trust No.2        A voting interest in 1,144,444 shares (3.73%)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Total: 1,310,642          (4.27%)
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:	ACS HR Solutions Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Ltd
14. Contact name:	M. Williams, Client Manager
15. Contact telephone number:	01481 726088

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Avon Rubber plc
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6NB
Phone number & email	01225 896850
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Miles Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	ACS HR Solutions Share Plan Services (Gsy) Ltd
Contact address	PO Box 194, Suite E, ITEX House, Gibauderie, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 4HS
Phone number & email	01481 726088 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Mike Williams, Client Manager
C: Additional information
M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary, Avon Rubber plc  01225 896850 [e-mail]
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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