Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7046U

Volex Group PLC

29 June 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Volex Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
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):		No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Gartmore Investment Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See box 9.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	25th June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	29th June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

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
GB0009390070	N/A	N/A	5,120,000		5,120,000		8.998%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/  Conversion  Period	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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
5,120,000	8.998%

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

Fund Managing Co. Shares Held % of Issued Share Capital UK Registered Owner Beneficial Owner Gartmore Fund Managers Limited 500,000 0.879% HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies Gartmore Investment Limited 1,000,000 1.757% Nortrust Nominees Limited Strathclyde Pension Fund 2,620,000 4.604% BNY GIL CLT Account Nominees Ltd Gartmore Fledgling Trust Plc 1,000,000 1.757% Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/c 2303 The Alphagen Volantis Fund 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:	The share interests disclosed are based on the Company's issued share capital of 56,901,563.
14. Contact name:	Wendy Tate
15. Contact telephone number:	01925 830 101

 

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