Holding(s) in Company

13 Mar 2009 10:54



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Avanti Screenmedia Group plc……………………………….

2.  Reason for the notification (please state 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):

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

Barclays Plc……..………………………………..

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited………….………..

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

9th March 2009…………………………………..

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

10th March 2009…………………………………..

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

6%…………………………………..

  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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B01JDG27 Ordinary 1p shares	3,551,749	3,551,749

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
GB00B01JDG27	Direct3,467,325	Direct (x)0	Indirect (xi)3,467,325	Direct0%	Indirect5.89%

B:  Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
3,467,325	5.89%

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

……………………..………………..

  Proxy Voting:

10.  Name of the proxy holder:

…………………………………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

…………………………………..

12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

…………………………………..

13.  Additional information:

…………………………………..

14.  Contact name:

Geoff Smith.……

15.  Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913….

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