Last checked at 16 Dec 2009 17:57
| 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: | Matchtech Group plc |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | |
| 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): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Pension Services Ltd |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | B.S. Pension Fund Trustee Limited (BS) |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 19 August 2009 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 04 December 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
| 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 | |||
| Ordinary GB00B1FMDQ43 | 1,337,500 | 5.76% | 1,087,500 | 1,087,500 | Nil | 4.67% | Nil |
| 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 |
| 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 | % of voting rights | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 1,087,500 | 4.67% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | |
| 13. Additional information: | Following an announcement on 14 December 2009, Pension Services Ltd. has clarified to the issuer that the need for a notification of major interests in shares was as a result of a disposal of voting rights, moving below 5% on 19 August 2009, not as a result of an acquisition of voting rights, moving above 3% on 04 December 2009. As disclosed on 14 December 2009 Pension Services Ltd. has notified the issuer that as at 06 October 2009 it has a direct interest in 987,500 voting rights of the issuer, equivalent to 4.24% of voting rights. |
| 14. Contact name: | Tony Dyer, Chief Financial Officer, Matchtech Group plc |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0)1489 898989 |