PHSC Regulatory News (PHSC)

26 Jan 2010 09:22

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are PHSC plc attached:ii 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 Pershing Nominees Limitednotification obligation:iii A/C MDCLT 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Funds under the discretionary management of Midas Investment Management Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 21/01/2010 reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22/01/2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Under 3% reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of

to the triggering shares transaction Number Number Number Number of % of voting rights x if possible of of of shares voting using Shares Voting rights the ISIN Rights CODE Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect Ordinary 600,396 300,396 2.781% Shares GB0033113456 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, instrument period xviii xx Nominal Delta N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 300,396 2.781% of class 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: David Rodrigues 15. Contact telephone number: 00 44 161 242 2895 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 financial instruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entity referred to in DTR5.2.