Imperial Innovations Group Regulatory News (IVO)

16 Mar 2007 10:44

Imperial Innovations Group plc16 March 2007 IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS GROUP PLC - HOLDING(S) IN COMPANY NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: Imperial Innovations Group plc 2. Reason for the notification Other (DTR Transitional Provision 7) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne PartnersLimited Partnership Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited Lansdowne Partners International Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Morstan Nominees Ltd (Registered Shareholder) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different)(i): N/A 6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached 11% 8. 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the Triggering Transaction: 5,494,863 ordinary shares,number of voting rights: 5,494,863. Resulting situation after the triggeringtransaction: 5,494,863 ordinary shares, Number of voting rights: 5,494,863(indirect), % of voting rights: 11.10% (indirect). B: Financial Instruments N/A Total A+B 5,494,863 voting rights = 11.10% of voting rights 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable. Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of LansdownePartners Limited 10. Name of the proxy holder: Lansdowne Partners Limited 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date of which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional Information: Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne PartnersLimited Partnership ('LPLP') controls 5,494,863 voting rights representing11.10% Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited owns 5,230,687 voting rights representing10.56% The balancing 0.54% of shares is held on behalf of other client funds managedby LPLP 14. Contact Name: Justin Bowen 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7594 6593 Date: 16 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange