Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9332T

Aortech International PLC

15 June 2009

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

       AorTech International Plc

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): 

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )

    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:

       GAM UK Equity Hedge Investments Inc.

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):

        2 June 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

    4 June 2009

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

   3%

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
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB0033360586	45,120	45,120

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0033360586	39,320	39,320		0.814%

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 (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion Period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta
CFD				131,757	2.726%	1

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
171,077	3.54%

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

    GAM UK Equity Hedge Investments Inc holds 131,757 CFDs (2.726%) and 39,320 Ordinary Shares (0.814%) 

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

    Institutional Shareholder Services 

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:

14.     Contact name:

15.     Contact number:

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

Full name:

GAM UK Equity Hedge Investments Inc.

Contact address 

12 St. James's Place

London

SW1A 2NX

Phone number & email:

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

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Nick Cordell-Cagan      

Contact address:

As above 

Phone number:

020 7917 2252

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

UK Compliance Officer of GAM International Management Limited (discretionary investment manager for GAM UK Equity Hedge Investments Inc)

 

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