Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8900V

Creston PLC

17 July 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Creston 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):	Placing	Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Gartmore Investment Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	13th July 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14th July 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0004440284	N/A	N/A	3,330,356		3,330,356		5.430%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/  Conversion  Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
3,330,356	5.430%

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

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 figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 61,337,338 as provided by Exshare E mail contact: [e-mail]
14. Contact name:	RDU
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 782 2324

Stock Line : 0444028 CRESTON ORD GBP0.10		Issued Share Capital: 61,337,338
Fund Managing Co.	Shares Held	% of Issued Share Capital	UK Registered Owner	Beneficial Owner
Equities
CRESTON ORD GBP0.10
Gartmore Fund Managers Limited	416,250	0.679%	HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE UK LTD	GARTMORE FUND MANAGERS LTD A/C GARTMORE UK & IRISH SMALLER COMPANIES
Gartmore Investment Limited	416,250	0.679%	NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED	STRATHCLYDE PENSION FUND
	2,497,856	4.072%	BNY GIL CLT ACCOUNT NOMINEES LTD	GARTMORE FLEDGLING TRUST PLC
	3,330,356	5.430%
	3,330,356	5.430%

 

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