Somero Regulatory News (SOM)

17 Jan 2008 16:52

Somero Enterprises Inc.17 January 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares Somero Enterprises 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ofexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) Yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ Polar Capital Forager Fund Limited 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notificationobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3): 10th January 2008 5. Date of transaction (and date on which thethreshold is crossed or reached if different): 17th January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible shares voting shares rightsuse ISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectB1GCQ97 5,000,000 5,250,000 15.315% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that Percentage ofinstrument conversion period/ may be acquired (if the voting rights date instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights5,250,000 15.315% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Polar Capital LLP - Operations Department 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0)207 227 2700 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligationFull name Polar Capital Forager Fund Limited (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address c/o Citi Hedge Fund Services (Cayman), Ltd., Cayman Corporate Centre - Fifth Floor, 27 Hospital Road, PO(registered office for legal entities) BOX 10293, Grand Cayman KY1 - 1003, Cayman Islands, British West Indies Phone number & email +44 (0) 207 227 2700 operations@polarcapital.co.ukOther useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Gopal Bharj Contact address Polar Capital LLP 4 Matthew Parker street London SW1H 9NPPhone number & email +44 (0)207 227 2700 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange