Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3426D

Aortech International PLC

12 September 2008

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

AorTech International plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )

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 the notification obligation (iii):

   BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC

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

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

     8 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 September 2008

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

   
   6%

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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0033360586	N/A	N/A

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)   

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0033360586	290,000	290,000		6.00%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
290,000	6.00%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

N/A 

14. Contact name:

N/A

15. Contact number:

N/A

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

Full name:

AorTech International plc

Contact address 
AorTech International plc, Prestige Travel Suite, Barclays Bank House, 81 - 83 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4NS

Phone number & email:

[e-mail]

[phone]

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

BNP Paribas      

Contact address:

10 Harewood Avenue, London, NW1 6AA

Phone number:

[phone]

[e-mail]

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

N/A

 

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