Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                        AVINGTRANS PLC     
attached:ii                                                                             
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            X
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                         NIGEL WRAY             
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                            PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED     
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                               ROY NOMINEES LIMITED     
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                            22 August 2013        
which the threshold is crossed or                                                       
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 28 August 2013        
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 19%              
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                            
                                                                                                        
Class/type   Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
of           to the triggering                                                                          
shares       transaction                                                                                
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
if possible  Number                 Number        Number    Number of voting        % of  voting rights 
using        of                     of            of shares rights                  x                   
the ISIN     Shares                 Voting                                                              
CODE                                Rights                                                              
                                                  Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect    
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
  ORDINARY   4,998,883              4,998,883     3,676,583 3,676,583 1,477,300     13.59%  5.46%       
   SHARES                                                                                               
                                                                                                        
GB0009188797                                                                                            
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
Type of        Expiration            Exercise/               Number of voting             % of voting   
financial      date xiii             Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be           rights        
instrument                                                   acquired if the                            
                                                             instrument is                              
                                                             exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
Type of       Exercise price        Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting rights    % of voting      
financial                           date xvii   Conversion  instrument refers to       rights xix, xx   
instrument                                      period                                                  
                                                xviii                                                   
                                                                                                        
                                                                                       Nominal Delta      
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights                   
                                                                                                        
5,153,883                                                 19.05%                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
Figures are based on total number of voting rights                                                      
27,056,897                                                                                              
                                                                                                        


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                          
                                                                                        
Nigel Wray has a beneficial interest in shares in Avingtrans Plc held by the            
following nominees                                                                      
                                                                                        
Pershing Nominees Limited 3,676,583                                                     
                                                                                        
The family of Nigel Wray maintain a beneficial interest in the shares held by           
Roy Nominees Limited 1,477,300                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                       N/A                 
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                 N/A                 
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                   N/A                 
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:     The percentage increase is based on an accumulation of  
                                           purchases over a period of time.             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                     Nigel Wray                        
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                       020 7647 7647                       
                                                                                        


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification                  
obligation                                                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                                                        
(including legal form of legal entities)                             Nigel Wray         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                 Cavendish House, 18     
                                                                 Cavendish Square,      
(registered office for legal entities)                                                  
                                                                   London W1G 0PJ       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                               020 7647 7467        
                                                                                        
                                                            [e-mail]
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(at least legal representative for legal persons)                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal                                  
entity subject to the notification obligation)                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
C: Additional information                                                               
                                                                                        
Of the shares in (9) above, 195,000 shares (0.75%) are held as a trustee of The         
Priory Foundation, a charitable trust.                                                  
                                                                                        
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.