Accsys Tech Regulatory News (AXS)

Regulatory Announcement

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

Accsys Technologies Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Participation in Subscription for New Ordinary Shares issued by the Company

ü

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

FIL Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

* See below

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

10 February 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 February 2010

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

5%

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

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0LMC530

0

0

11,580,900

11,580,900

5.77

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,580,900

5.77

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

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FIL Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:

11,580,900

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:

10 February 2010

13. Additional information:

Participation in Subscription for New Ordinary Shares issued by the Company

SHARES HELD

NOMINEE

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.

11,011,700

569,200

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

FIL

FIJ

Accsys Technologies PLC

Paul Clegg, CEO

Kevin Wood, CFO

 +44 208 150 8835

Matrix Corporate Capital LLP

Threadneedle 

Communications

Stephen Mischler

Anu Tayal

Graham Herring

Josh Royston

graham.herring@threadneedlepr.co.uk

josh.royston@threadneedlepr.co.uk

+44 20 3206 7000

+44 20 7653 9850

Citigate First Financial B.V.

Wouter van de Putte 

Menno Delken

 + 31 20 575 4080