Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7387X
Alexon Group PLC
04 June 2007




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):

Alexon 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 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):

Schroders plc



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):

30/05/2007 



6. Date on which issuer notified:

31/05/2007
 


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

From 16% - 15%
 


8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
                                the Triggering 
if possible using the           transaction (vi)        
ISIN CODE                              
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                                                                    
                                                                                                                      
Ordinary 
                       9,566,028              9,566,028
GB0008444027           




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares    Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
                                       (ix)
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE           

                        Direct       Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect

Ordinary
                        N/A          N/A        9,040,806       N/A       15.893%                               
GB0008444027




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights        % of voting rights 
                                  
9,040,806                      15.893%                                        





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


Schroder Investment Management Limited                  7,140,806    12.55%
                                          
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited    1,900,000     3.34%




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 Shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those 
firms on a discretionary bases for clients under investment management 
agreements.



14. Contact name:
                              
Andrea Rowe

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 2521
 
 



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