INC.L Regulatory News (INC)

2 Jan 2008 16:42

Avanti Screenmedia Group PLC02 January 2008 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): Avanti Screenmedia Group plc..................................... 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Y ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( N ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( N ) Other (please specify): ( N ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Barclays Plc.............................................. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd.......................... 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 31st December 2007......................................... 6. Date on which issuer notified: 2nd January 2008......................................... 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 7% to 6%......................................... 8. Notified details: ......................................... A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) GB00B01JDG27 2,901,299 2,901,299 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect GB00B01JDG27 2,853,578 0 2,853,578 0 6.96% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,853,578 6.96% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd....................... 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: ......................................... 14. Contact name: Geoff Smith........ 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7116 2913.... Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) ......................................... Contact address (registered office for legal entities) ......................................... Phone number ......................................... Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) ......................................... B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii Full name: ......................................... Contact address: ......................................... Phone number: ......................................... Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): ......................................... C: Additional information ......................................... Notes i. This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlyingissuer and to be filed with the competent authority. ii. Either the full name of the legal entity or anothermethod for identifying the issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliableand accurate. iii. This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b)the person acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the casesprovided for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreementreferred to in DTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financialinstruments entitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights areattached, as appropriate. In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), thefollowing list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned: - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person thatacquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreementand the natural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily forconsideration the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the personholding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rightsand declares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateralunder these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who hasa life interest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the votingrights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the votingrights when the life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parentundertaking and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual levelunder DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of thosesituations, the controlled undertaking; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit takerof the shares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the sharesdeposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowingthe deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person thatcontrols the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder,if he can exercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder whohas given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise thevoting rights at his discretion. iv. Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to(h). This should be the full name of the shareholder or holder of financialinstruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entityreferred to in DTR5.2. v. The date of the transaction should normally be, in the caseof an on exchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs;in the case of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into anagreement. The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which theacquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (seeDTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event tookeffect. These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to acondition beyond the control of the parties. vi. Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previousnotification, In case the situation previous to the triggering transaction wasbelow 3%, please state 'below 3%'. vii. vii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold ,the notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,only that the new holding is less than 3%. viii. For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be nodisclosure of individual holdings per party to the agreement unless a partyindividually crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies uponentering into, introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. ix. Direct and indirect x. In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rightsattached 'direct holding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please splitthe voting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-ifthere is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. xi. Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which thenotifying party is a direct shareholder (DTR 5.1) xii. Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirectshareholder (DTR 5.2.1) xiii. If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, thenotifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,only that the new holding is below 3%. xiv. date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e.the date when the right to acquire shares ends. xv. If the financial instrument has such a period-please specifythe period- for example once every three months starting from the (date) xvi. The notification should include the name(s) of the controlledundertakings through which the voting rights are held. The notification shouldalso include the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by eachcontrolled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds3% or more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking isintended to cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. xvii. This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority. xviii. Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf ofthe shareholder or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 andDTR5.3. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange