Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 7826N

Futura Medical PLC

24 February 2009

 



For Immediate Release

24 February 2009

Futura Medical plc

('Futura' or 'the Group' or 'the Company')

Notification of major interest in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached	Futura Medical PLC
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		YES
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Brookwell Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)	Nortrust Nominees Limited
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)	19 February 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	23 February 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	>7%
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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0033278473	0	0	4,133,835	4,133,835	-	7.17%	-

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
4,133,835	7.17%

13. Additional information:	Progressive AIM Realisation Limited is Investment Manager to Brookwell Limited.
14. Contact name:	Rusell Scott
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7490 4355

For further information: 

Futura Medical plc
James Barder, Chief Executive	Tel: [phone]
mail to: [e-mail]	www.futuramedical.co.uk
Canaccord Adams
Ryan Gaffney / Adria Da Breo Richards	Tel: [phone]
For media enquiries please contact:
Buchanan Communications
Mark Court / Rebecca Skye Dietrich / Stasa Filiplic	Tel: [phone]

 

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