Holding(s) in Company (0148W)

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RNS Number : 0148W

Alterian PLC

23 January 2012

 
 
 
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 
  IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                        Alterian Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic                        X 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                         SFM UK Management LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                              Quantum Partners LP 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                             20 January 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               23 January 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                    Below 3% 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type   Situation previous                      Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of            to the triggering                       transaction 
 shares        transaction 
 
 if 
 possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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              Number           Number                 Number     Number of voting         % of voting rights 
               of               of                    of          rights 
               Shares           Voting                shares 
                                Rights 
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                                                      Direct     Direct        Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
-----------    -----  ------  -------  ------  ----  ---------  ------------  ---------  -------------  --------------- 
 N/A               N/A                 N/A              N/A          N/A         N/A          N/A             N/A 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Expiration       Exercise/                      Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument            date             Conversion Period              rights that may             rights 
                                                                        be 
                                                                        acquired if the 
                                                                        instrument is 
                                                                        exercised/ converted. 
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         N/A                N/A                     N/A                           N/A                      N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of        Exercise       Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial       price          date             Conversion       rights instrument 
 instrument                                      period           refers to 
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 Contracts          N/A             N/A              N/A                    N/A               Nominal       Delta 
 for 
 difference 
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                                                                                                 Below         Below 
                                                                                                   3%            3% 
-----------    -----  ------  -------  ------  ----  -------    ----  ------  ---------      ------------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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 N/A                                                           Below 3% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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  This statement relates to Contracts for Difference ("CFD") held for the 
  account of Quantum Partners LP, a 
  Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Quantum Partners"). SFM 
  UK Management LLP, a sub-advisor to Soros Fund Management LLC, serves 
  as investment manager to Quantum Partners and has 
  been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including 
  the CFD, held for the account of 
  Quantum Partners. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                               N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                                N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                                  Jade Cornell 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     020 7758 4826 
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