Last checked at 26 Jul 2010 15:19
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | CVS Group plc |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
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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:
| Highclere International Investors Ltd |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| The Highclere International Investors Smaller Companies Fund
The Highclere (Jersey) International Investors Smaller Companies Fund |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 23rd July 2010 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 26th July 2010 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above 3% |
| 8. Notified details: Not Applicable | |||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| ORDINARY | 1,687,796 | 1,687,796 | 2,086,508 | 2,086,508 | 0 | 3.71% | 0% |
| GB00B2863827 | |||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| 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.
| % of voting rights |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| 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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| Nominal | Delta
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| Total (A+B+C)
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 2,086,508 | 3.71% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Not Applicable |
| Proxy Voting:
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:
| Highclere International Investors Ltd |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| Not Applicable |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| Not Applicable |
| 13. Additional information:
| Highclere International Investors Ltd (''Highclere'') acts as an investment manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our ''Clients''). In acting for our Clients, Highclere are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the nominee name of their custodian bank |
| 14. Contact name:
| Fergus Gilmour, Compliance Officer |
| 15. Contact telephone number:
| 0207-258-9845 |