Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5668S

Porvair PLC

20 May 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

PORVAIR PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	GIORGIO GIRONDI
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	18 MAY 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20 MAY 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	BELOW 3% TO 22%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares Direct	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD 2P GB 0006963689	488,101	488,101	N/A	N/A	9,239,528	N/A	22%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
9,239,528	22%

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

Giorgio Girondi owns the entire issued share capital of G.G.G. S.p.A  which in turn holds both the legal and beneficial interest in 488,101 voting rights (1.2%) in Porvair PLC and the beneficial interest in 8,751,427 voting rights (20.8%) in Porvair PLC the legal interest in which being held by Merrill Lynch International.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

13. Additional information:	NONE
14 Contact name:	WILLIAM BELCHER
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7300 4221

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

 

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