25 Aug 2010 11:08
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | 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 | No | |||
Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel Limited on behalf of itself and Mackenzie Financial Corporation (which has an individual notification obligation) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel Limited | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 20 August 2010 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24 August 2010 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 9% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
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 x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0000667013 | 2,660,423 |
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| 2,575,000 |
| 8.84% | |||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
2,575,000 | 8.84% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
8.84% of the voting rights are held by Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel Limited, as investment manager which has a disclosable interest as a result of DTR 5.2.1R(h).
Mackenzie Financial Corporation is a 100% shareholder of Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel Limited and has an indirect holding of 8.84% as a result of DTR 5.2.1R(e). | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: | D. Lynn Vickers, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer. | |
15. Contact telephone number: | (416) 967 2264 | |
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
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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 896850 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary |
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name
| Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel Limited |
Contact address
| 180 Queen Street West, Tornoto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2K1 |
Phone number & email
| (416) 967 2264 |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | D. Lynn Vickers, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer |
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C: Additional information | |
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