Porvair PLC Holding(s) in Company (0794H)

TIDMPRV TIDMIPX

RNS Number : 0794H

Porvair PLC

11 March 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                             Porvair Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                                    Yes 
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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                                    Impax Asset Management Group plc 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  Impax Asset Management (AIFM) Ltd <5% 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                                  - 2.99% 
                                                                  Impax Asset Management Ltd <5% 2.33% 
                                                                        Other shareholders <3% - 5.32% 
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 5. Date of the transaction and                                                          06 March 2015 
  date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       10 March 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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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 shares     rights                  (x) 
                 Shares                Voting 
                                       Rights 
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                                                         Direct        Direct      Indirect    Direct        Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)        (xii) 
-------------    ----  -----  -----  ---  ---  -------  ------------  ----------  ----------  ------------  -------------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
 GB0006963689   2,047,966             2,047,966          2,384,484     N/A         2,384,484   N/A           2,384,484 
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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 (xiii)        Conversion Period              rights that may              rights 
                                            (xiv)                          be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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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 (xvii)      Conversion      rights instrument                (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period          refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,384,484                                                      5.3220% 
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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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   Impax Asset Management Group plc through its subsidiary companies Impax 
   Asset Management (AIFM) Ltd 
   (FRN: 613534) and Impax Asset Management Ltd (FRN: 197008) acquired 336,518 
   shares in Porvair Plc increasing its overall holding from 4.5709% to 
   5.322%. These shares were purchased on behalf of a number of funds all 
   <3% shareholders. 
 
 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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  13. Additional information:                                                  None 
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 14. Contact name:                                                   John Morrissey 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                        020 7432 2658 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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 Full name                                       Impax Asset Management Group plc 
  (including legal form of legal entities) 
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 Contact address                             31 St James's Place, London SW1Y 4JR 
  (registered office for legal entities) 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative for 
  legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                                                         John Morrissey 
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 Contact address                             31 St James's Place, London SW1Y 4JR 
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 Phone number & email                                               0207 432 2658 
                                                          [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information 
  (e.g. functional relationship with 
  the person or legal entity subject 
  to the notification obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website. 
 

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