Last checked at 16 Dec 2009 12:05
| 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: | Adventis 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:i | ISIS EP LLP | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) | Baronsmead AIM VCT Plc holds 9.1% Baronsmead VCT 2 plc holds 3.1% Baronsmead VCT 3 plc holds 3.1% All other Clients hold less than 3% | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 14/12/2009 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 16/12/2009 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: i | 17%, 18% 19% & 20% | |||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
| 7,860,471 (16.42%) | 7,860,471 (16.42%) | 9,860,471 | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||
| Ord 10p GB00B01G6R56 | |||||||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||
| Nil | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
Nil | ||||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
| 9,860,471 | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||||||
| ISIS EP LLP Baronsmead AIM VCT Plc holds 9.1% Baronsmead VCT 2 plc holds 3.1% Baronsmead VCT 3 plc holds 3.1% All other Clients hold less than 3% Registered name: Chase Nominees Limited | |||||||||||||||||
| Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ISIS EP LLP | ||||||||||||||||
| 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: |
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| 14. Contact name: | Karen Huxley | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7506 5643 | ||||||||||||||||