Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9586R

Spark Ventures PLC

08 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:	Spark Ventures 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:	Pershing Nominees Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	-
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	6 May 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	8 May 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	8%
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
GB0008550286	22,286,019	6.399%	33,586,019	33,586,019	-	8.176%	-

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
33,586,019	8.176%
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:	Pershing Nominees Limited holds these shares on behalf of Vine Street Capital Limited and associates
14. Contact name:	Andrew Betton
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7851 7777

 

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