Holding(s) in Company
Kiotech International Plc
| KIOTECH INTERNATIONAL PLC | ||||||||
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| (“Kiotech†or “the Companyâ€) | ||||||||
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
 | Kiotech International Plc | ||||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Â | X | ||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | Â | Â | ||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Â | Â | ||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â | Â | ||||||
| Other (please specify): | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
 | Williams de Broë Ltd | ||||||
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
 | Pershing Nominees Ltd (Nominee company used by Williams de Broë) | ||||||
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
 | 14 June 2011 | ||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | Â |
23 June 2011 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
 | Over 5% | ||||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class/type of shares
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
 | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of Shares |
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Number of Voting Rights |
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Number of shares |
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Number of voting rights |
 | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Direct | Â | Direct xi | Â | Indirect xii | Â | Direct | Â | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GB0002264207 | 692,154 | 692,154 | 973,259 | Â | 973,259 | Â | Â | Â |
5.388% |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of financial instrument |
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Expiration date xiii |
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Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
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% of voting rights |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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973,259 |
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5.388% Â |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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| Proxy Voting: | ||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â | Â | ||
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 14. Contact name: |  | Michaela Skinner – Compliance Officer | ||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | Â | 020 7072 7564 | ||
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For more information, please contact: |
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| Kiotech International plc | ||
| Richard Edwards, Executive Vice-Chairman | +44 (0)777 641 7129 | |
| Karen Prior, Group Finance Director | +44 (0)1909 537380 | |
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| FinnCap | +44 (0)20 7600 1658 | |
| Matthew Robinson / Henrik Persson - Corporate Finance | ||
| Stephen Norcross - Corporate Broking |