Somero Regulatory News (SOM)

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

30 June 2009

SOMERO ENTERPRISES, INC.

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Somero Enterprises, Inc.

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Placing and change to shares in issue

Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Polar Capital European Forager Fund Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

N/A

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

26 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 June 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 15%

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

USU834501038

5,400,000

N/A

8,400,000

N/A

N/A

14.89%

N/A

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

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

8,400,000

14.89%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

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 voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2. 

This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on behalf of BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme

14 Contact name:

Polar Capital LLP - Operations Department

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 227 2700