Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1948C

Phytopharm PLC

02 March 2011

 

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:						Phytopharm plc
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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): Placing and a change in the ISC
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 9
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)						28 February 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:						1 March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:						10%
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  x	Indirect xi		Direct	Indirect
Ordinary 1 Pence GB0006869720	33,847,242	33,847,242	34,822,242	Nil	34,822,242		Nil	10.043%

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
34,822,242	10.043%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of the Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies	3,547,963	1.023%
Gartmore Investment Limited - Gartmore Fledgling Trust plc	23,337,537	6.731%
Gartmore Investment Limited - Strathclyde Pension Fund	7,936,742	2.289%
Total direct	Nil	Nil
Total Indirect	34,822,242	10.043%
Total	34,822,242	10.043%

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:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of 346,733,596
14. Contact name:	Zoe McGowan, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	01480 437697

 

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