23 Oct 2009 09:57
For immediate release | 23 October 2009 |
Epistem Holdings Plc
("Epistem" or "the Company")
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Epistem Holdings Plc | |||||||||
2. Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||
Other (please specify): | ||||||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Gartmore Investment Limited | |||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | 250,000 shares - HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK LTD 200,000 shares - Nortrust Nominees Limited 50,000 shares - Gartmore Growth Opportunities | |||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 12 October 2009 | |||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 October 2009 | |||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5%, 6% | |||||||||
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 Direct | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||
GB00B1VKB244 | N/A | N/A | 500,000 | 500,000 | 6.93% |
B: Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | 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 | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
500,000 | 6.93% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
N/A | |
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
13. Additional information: | N/A |
14. Contact name: | Restrictions and Disclosures Unit |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7782 2324 |
16. Contact at Epistem | Matthew Walls +44 (0) 7887 501 998 |