Holding(s) in Company

10 Jun 2009 09:50



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

 

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

Epistem Holdings Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

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): ( )

First notification under DTR Sourcebook: ( )

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

Calculus Capital Limited

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd

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

8 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 June 2009

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

16%, 15%, 14%

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
Ord GBP 0.015 GB00B1VKB244	Number of shares 1,208,537	Number of voting Rights 1,208,537

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Ord GBP 0.015 GB00B1VKB224	Direct	Direct	Indirect1,008,908	Direct	Indirect13.99%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 1,008,908	% of voting rights13.99%

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 the 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:

806,745 shares are held in Enterprise Investment Schemes managed by Calculus Capital Limited. 

202,163 shares are held by Neptune-Calculus Income and Growth VCT plc

for whom Calculus Capital Limited manages the Company's VCT qualifying investments.

14. Contact name:

Alexandra Lindsay

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 20 7493 4940

16. Contact at Epistem Holdings Plc:

Matthew Walls

0161 606 7258

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