Holding(s) in Company

20 Mar 2007 16:12

Synairgen plc20 March 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Synairgen plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): DTR transitional notification of holdings X 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Lansdowne Partners Limited being theobligation: General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited Lansdowne Partners International Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Morstan Nominees Ltd (Registered Shareholder) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is N/Acrossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: N/A 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting sharesCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 1,950,000 1,950,000 0 0 1,950,000 0.00% 8.99% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,950,000 8.99% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Lansdowne Partners Limited 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold votingrights: 13. Additional information: Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership ("LPLP") controls 1,950,000 voting rights representing 8.99% of the total voting rights. Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited owns 1,854,751 voting rights representing 8.55% of the total voting rights. The balancing 0.44% of voting rights is held on behalf of other client funds managed by LPLP. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange