Holding(s) in Company

Surface Transforms plc

("Surface Transforms" or the "Company")

Holdings in the Company

Surface Transforms plc (AIM: SCE) was informed on 7 March 2012 that Downing Income VCT 4 plc and Downing Income VCT plc have a combined holding of 2,355,000 ordinary shares which equates to 7.4 per cent. of the total voting rights of the Company.

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Surface Transforms plc is the UK's leading manufacturer of `next-generation' carbon fibre reinforced ceramic composite materials (CRFCs).It is one of two global manufacturers of carbon ceramic brake discs and the Company's high-performance products are being commercialised with major industry partners, for an expanding range of innovative global applications in automobile brakes, aircraft brakes and rocket components.