Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6694E
Avon Rubber PLC
11 April 2011
 



 




                             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
attached:
ii

Avon Rubber plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

Acquisition of Gartmore Investment Limited

Yes

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

Henderson Global Investors Limited

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

See section 9

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

4 April 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 April 2011

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

14%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

 

GB0000667013

Below 5%

Below 5%



4,458,516


14.51%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 






Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,458,516

14.51%



 

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

 

The Lowland Investment Company and Henderson Global Investors Limited


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:

Wayne Powell, Compliance Associate

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7818 5611



 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 

Avon Rubber plc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6NB

Phone number & email

 

01225 896850

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 

M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

Henderson Global Investors Limited

Contact address

 

201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE

Phone number & email

 

020 7818 5611

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 


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