Last checked at 6 Dec 2011 09:24
AIM: AXS
NYSE Euronext Amsterdam: AXS
6 December 2011
ACCSYS TECHNOLOGIES PLC("Accsys" or "the Company")
Notifiable Interest
The Company announces that it received the following notification on 5 December 2011:
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
| Accsys Technologies 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.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | FIL Limited | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
| 01 December 2011 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 05 December 2011 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
| 5% | |||
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights |
Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||||||
Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||
GB00B0LMC530 | 20,202,089 | 20,202,089 | 19,934,458 | 19,934,458 | 4.93% | ||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument |
Expirationdate |
Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. |
% of votingrights | |||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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| Nominal | Delta | ||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||
19,934,458 | 4.93% | |||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||
FIL Limited Issuer name: ACCSYS TECHNOLOGIES PLC Current ownership percentage: 4.93% Total shares held: 19,934,458 Issued share capital: 403,885,811
SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 19,934,458 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL
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Proxy Voting: | |||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | FIL Limited | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | 267,631 | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | 01 December 2011 | ||
13. Additional information: | None | ||
14. Contact name: | Shaheen Hussain | ||
15. Contact telephone number: | Fil-regreporting@fil.com | ||
Ends
For further information, please contact:
Accsys Technologies PLC | Paul Clegg, CEO Hans Pauli, CFO | via Citigate Dewe Rogerson |
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Numis Securities | Nominated Adviser: Oliver Cardigan Corporate Broking: Christopher Wilkinson Ben Stoop
| +44 (0)20 7260 1000
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Citigate Dewe Rogerson | Ginny Pulbrook Malcolm Robertson Suzanne Bakker
| +44 20 7282 2945 +44 20 7282 2867 +31 20 575 4023 |
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Notes to Editors:
Accsys Technologies PLC(www.accsysplc.com) is an environmental science and technology company whose primary focus is on the production of Accoya® wood and technology licensing via its 100% owned subsidiary, Titan Wood Limited, which has manufacturing operations in Arnhem, the Netherlands, a European office in London and an American office in Dallas, Texas. Accsys Technologies PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market, and on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext, under the symbols 'AXS'. Accsys' operations comprise three principal business units: (i) the Accoya® wood production facility; (ii) technology development, focused on a programme of continuous improvements to the process engineering and operating protocols for the acetylation of wood which are currently under development and the development of technology for the acetylation of wood elements; and (iii) the licensing of technology for the production of Accoya® wood and Tricoya® wood elements across the globe.
Wood Acetylation is a process which increases the amount of 'acetyl' molecules in wood, thereby changing its physical properties. The process protects wood from rot by making it "inedible" to most micro-organisms and fungi, without - unlike conventional treatments - making it toxic. It also greatly reduces the wood's tendency to swell and shrink, making it less prone to cracking and ensuring that, when painted, it requires dramatically reduced maintenance.
Accoya® wood (www.accoya.com) is produced using a process, the subject of patent applications around the world, that effectively converts sustainably grown softwoods and non-durable hardwoods into what is best described as a "high technology wood". Distinguished by its durability, dimensional stability and, perhaps most importantly of all, its reliability (in terms of consistency of both supply and quality), Accoya® wood is particularly suited to exterior applications where performance and appearance are valued. Unlike most tropical and European hardwoods, its colour does not degrade when exposed to ultraviolet light. Moreover, the Accoya® wood production process does not compromise the wood's strength or machinability. The combination of UV resistance, dimensional stability, durability and retained strength means that Accoya® wood offers a wealth of new opportunities to architects, designers and specifiers. For marine uses where weight is also important, Accoya® wood for the first time provides boat builders with a wood that is strong, lightweight, durable and retains its natural beauty for far longer. For a full archive of Accoya® news, visit www.accoya.com/news.asp.
Tricoya® wood Elements (www.tricoya.com) is Titan Wood's proprietary technology for the acetylation of wood chips, and particles for use in the fabrication of wood based composites, including panel products. These composites demonstrate enhanced durability and dimensional stability which allow them to be used in a variety of applications that were once limited to solid wood or man-made products. Tricoya® Wood Elements is lauded as the first major innovation in the wood composites industry in more than 30 years.