Last checked at 18 Sep 2009 15:07
Financial Services Authority
| 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: | Avon Rubber 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 (CFD Positions now reportable) | No | |||
| Other (please specify): | No | |||
| 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: | 15 September 2009 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18 September 2009 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 11% | |||
| 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 | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GB0000667013 | 2,972,709 | 2,972,709 | 3,232,709 | 0 | 3,232,709 | 0.00 | 11.093% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,232,709 | 11.093% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 29,140,681 as provided by Exshare Email contact RDU@Gartmore.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. Contact name: | RDU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7782 2324 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
| Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities) | Avon Rubber plc |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6NB |
| Phone number & email | 01225 896 850 |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Mr M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
| Full name | Gartmore Investment Limited |
| Contact address | Gartmore House, 8 Fenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4PB |
| Phone number & email | 020 7782 2000 Alison.Averono@Gartmore.com |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | Head of Data Administration, Investment Operations |
| C: Additional information | |
| For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. | |
| Fund Managing Co. | Number of shares held | Percentage of Issued Capital | UK Registered owner | Beneficial Owner |
| Gartmore Fund Managers Limited | 834,995 | 2.865% | HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd | Gartmore Fund Managers Limited A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies |
| Gartmore Investment Limited | 984,517 | 3.378% | Nortrust Nominees Limited | Strathclyde Pension Fund |
| Gartmore Investment Limited | 210,697 | 0.723% | Gartmore Growth Opportunities | Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC |
| Gartmore Investment Limited | 1,202,500 | 4.127% | BNY GIL CLT Account Nominees Ltd | Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC |
| 3,232,709 | 11.093% | |||
| 3,232,709 | 11.093% |