Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 5503U
  Biocare Solutions PLC
  15 May 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):
       Biocare Solutions 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):
       FMR LLC

    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
    See 9.

    5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
       25 April 2008 

    6. Date on which issuer notified:
       29 April 2008

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

    8. Notified details:

    A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares if               Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
 possible using the ISIN CODE
                                 Number of shares      Number of voting Rights (viii)

 GB00B1528F83                    4,807,670             4,807,670

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 Class/type of shares if         Number of shares   Number of voting rights (ix)  % of voting rights
 possible using the ISIN CODE
                                 Direct             Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)    Direct   Indirect
 GB00B1528F83                                                    4,557,670                 4.97%


    B: Financial Instruments
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

    Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 4,557,670                4.97%

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
(xv):
       
                                 Shares Held  Nominee           Management Company
 FMR LLC is the parent holding   4,557,670    Mellon Bank N.A.  FMRCO
 company of Fidelity Management
 & Research Company (FMRCO),
 investment manager for US
 mutual funds, and Fidelity
 Management Trust Company
 (FMTC), a US state chartered
 bank which acts as a trustee
 or investment manager of
 various pension and trust
 accounts and Pyramis Global
 Advisors LLC (PGALLC).  

    Proxy Voting:

    10. Name of the proxy holder:
       FMR LLC

    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
       250,000 shares 

    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
       25 April 2008 

    13. Additional information:
       N/A

    14. Contact name:
       Martin Shelley, Finance Director

    15. Contact telephone number:
      020 7448 5211

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