11 Jun 2009 17:59
| PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT | |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
| 11 JUNE 2009 | |
| PENNA CONSULTING PLC | |
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |
| 1. | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Penna Consulting Plc |
| 2. | Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
| 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 | No | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |
| Other (please specify): | No | |
| 3. | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Gartmore Investment Limited |
| 4. | Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Gartmore Fund Managers Limited, Gartmore Investment Limited and Gartmore Growth Opportunities |
| 5. | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 5 June 2009 |
| 6. | Date on which issuer notified: | 8 June 2009 |
| 7. | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 14% |
| 8. | Notified Details | |
| A: | Voting rights attached to shares |
| Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| If possible use ISIN code | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| GB0006794662 | 3,340,210 | 3,340,210 | 3,570,210 | 3,570,210 | 14.056% | ||
| B: | Financial Instruments | |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| 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 | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 3,570,210 | 14.056% |
| 9. | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd - 2,274,240 (8.954%) Nortrust Nominees Limited - 270,000 (1.063%) Gartmore Growth Opportunities - 1,025,970 (4.039%) | |
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. | Name of 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: | All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 25,400,452 as provided by the Company. Email contact RDU@Gartmore.com |
| 14. | Contact name: | RDU |
| 15. | Contact telephone name: | 020 7782 2324 |