Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8195R
Optare PLC
06 May 2009
 




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:


Optare 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):___________________________________________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Octopus Investments Nominees Limited   

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

n/a   

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

  23/04/2009   

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6/05/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

   7%

8. Notified details:

n/a






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

  

GB00B2PGSY66

7628889

7628889

7166667

7166667

 -   

6.61%

-   


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

7166667

6.61%







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

n/a


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:

   -

14. Contact name:

   Luke Kennedy

15. Contact telephone number:

   020 7710 6462

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

   Peter Orsi

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

   8 Angel CourtLondonEC2R 7HP

Phone number 

   020 7710 6462

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

   -


 

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable 

Full name 

   

Contact address 

   

Phone number 

   

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

   


 

C:    Additional information




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