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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Nanoco Group Plc | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | ||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | ||||
| Other (please specify): |
| No | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Gartmore Investment Limited | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See attached schedule | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 9th February 2010 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10th February 2010 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 11% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
| 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 x | |||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
| GB00B01JLR99 | 20,082,347 | 20,082,347 | 20,262,802 |
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| 11.003% | ||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | 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 xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
| 20,262,802 | 11.003% | ||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| Gartmore Fund Managers Limited hold shares on behalf of HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd Gartmore Investment Limited hold shares on behalf of Nortrust Nominees Limited, Gartmore Growth Opportunities, Goldman Sachs Nominees Ltd and Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303.
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 13. Additional information: Please direct correspondence to
rhailwood@nanocotechnologies.com htorrence@nanocotechnologies.com medelman@nanocotechnologies.com
| All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 184,156,282 as provided by Exshare
E mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com
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| 14. Contact name: | RDU | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 782 2324 | |