Avon Protection Regulatory News (AVON)

3 Jan 2007 16:20

Avon Rubber PLC03 January 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY AVON RUBBER P.L.C. 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST PLATINUM FUND MANAGERS LIMITED 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY £1 SHARES 10) Date of transaction 11) Date listed company informed 3 JANUARY 2007 12) Total holding following this notification 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) BELOW 3% 14) Any additional information PLEASE SEE LETTER BELOW 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MR P J FAIRBAIRN 01225 896860 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification P.J. FAIRBAIRN Date of Notification ...... 3 JANUARY 2007 Letter to: Avon Rubber PlcDated: 27 December 2006 Companies Act 1985 (as amended) ("the Act") - Disclosure of Interests in Shares In accordance with Part IV of the Act, we write to inform you that PlatinumInvestment Trust plc no longer has a notifiable interest in Avon Rubber plc. Letter from: PLATINUM FUND MANAGERS (HOLDINGS) LTD This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange