Holding(s) in Company (7078Y)

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RNS Number : 7078Y

Biofutures International plc

30 December 2010

BIOFUTURES INTERNATIONAL PLC

HOLDINGS IN COMPANY

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        BIOFUTURES INTERNATIONAL PLC 
  underlying 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                      X 
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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 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      Gartmore Investment Limited 
  to the notification obligation:        GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     GARTMORE FUND MANAGERS LIMITED 
  different from 3.):                    GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached:                           10 December 2010 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:      13 December 2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                           11% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of 
 shares if 
 possible        Situation previous 
 using the        to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE        transaction               transaction 
--------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                              Number 
                 Number        of 
                  of           Voting      Number       Number of voting      % of voting 
                  Shares       Rights       of shares    rights               rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 GB00B12B4T47    16,934,030   16,934,030   15,850,000            15,850,000            10.493% 
                -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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   rights that may     rights 
                                   Period       be acquired if 
                                                the instrument 
                                                is exercised/ 
                                                converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 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    % of voting 
 financial     price      date        Conversion   voting        rights 
 instrument                           period       rights 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   refers to 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 15,850,000                10.493% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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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                                  All figures are based on the 
                                   Company's issued share capital 
                                   of 151,060,000 as provided 
                                   by Exshare 
 13. Additional information:       Email contact [e-mail] 
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 14. Contact name:                RDU 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    0207 782 2224 
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