3 Sep 2010 10:12
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |||
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Byotrol 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 |
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| Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Ruffer LLP (for its discretionary clients) | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 02 September 2010 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02 September 2010 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 27% to 26% | ||
| 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 | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
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GB00B0999995 | 22,868,764 | 22,868,764 | 29,635,464 | 29,635,464 | - | 26.75 | - | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 29,635,464 | 26% | |||||||||||||||
| 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: | N/A | |
| 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: | Ruffer LLP controls the voting rights over 29,635,464 shares (26% of the voting rights) of Byotrol Plc.
The change in percentage voting rights is due to Ruffer LLP partaking in Byotrol Plc issuing 26,666,671 new ordinary shares on 2 September 2010. Ruffer LLP bought 6,766,700 new ordinary shares. As a result of the placing, our percentage voting rights decreased from 27% to 26%. | |
| 14. Contact name: | Louise Stanway | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7963 8146 | |