20 Sep 2010 12:21

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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: |
Consort Medical plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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 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: Â |
 Aviva plc and its subsidiaries |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â |
 Registered Holder:  BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 150,165* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 938,964* Chase Nominees Limited 66,338* Vidacos Nominees Limted 1,530*  * Denotes direct interest  Chase Nominess Limited 25,699 Vidacos Nominees Limited 205,764  |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â |
15 September 2010 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: Â |
20 September 2010 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â |
5% to |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares  |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Indirect |
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Indirect |
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 GB0000946276 |
 1,448,630 |
 1,448,630 |
 1,433,460 |
 1,156,997 |
 276,463 |
 3.997% |
  0.955% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Â |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  |
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights  |
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Total (A+B+C) Â |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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 1,433,460 |
 4.953% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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 The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited with the following chain of controlled undertakings:  Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: ·; Aviva plc (Parent Company) ·; Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) ·; Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Plc) ·; Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)  |
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Proxy Voting: Â |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: Â |
See Section 4 |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â |
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13. Additional information: Â |
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 28,943,922 |
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14. Contact name: Â |
John Slater Company Secretary |
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15. Contact telephone number: Â |
01442 867920 |
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