Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMASG 
 
RNS Number : 3912V 
Avanti Screenmedia Group PLC 
09 July 2009 
 

 
 
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): 
 
 
Avanti Screenmedia Group 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: (No) 
 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No) 
 
 
Other (please specify): (No) 
 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 
 
 
Dr  Moe Barakat 
 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different) (v): 
 
 
7 July 2009 
 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
 
08 July 2009 
 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
 
5% to 28 % 
 
 
  8. Notified details: 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
| Class/type   |      Situation        | 
| of shares    |    previous to the    | 
| if           |      Triggering       | 
| possible     |      transaction      | 
| using the    |         (vi)          | 
| ISIN CODE    |                       | 
+--------------+-----------------------+ 
|              | Number    | Number    | 
|              | of        | of        | 
|              | shares    | voting    | 
|              |           | Rights    | 
|              |           | (viii)    | 
|              |           |           | 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
| GB00B01JDG27 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 
+--------------+-----------+-----------+ 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) 
 
 
+-----------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+ 
|          Class/type   |          Number    |   Number of voting                     |          % of                       | 
|          of shares if |          of        |   rights (ix)                          |          voting                     | 
|          possible     |          shares    |                                        |          rights                     | 
|          using the    |                    |                                        |                                     | 
|          ISIN CODE    |                    |                                        |                                     | 
+-----------------------+--------------------+----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|                       |          Direct    |          Direct    |          Indirect |          Direct |          Indirect | 
|                       |                    |          (x)       |          (xi)     |                 |                   | 
|                       |                    |                    |                   |                 |                   | 
+-----------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+ 
|          GB00B01JDG27 |         36,000,000 |         36,000,000 |                   |         28.8    |                   | 
+-----------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+ 
 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) 
 
 
+------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration   | Exercise/Conversion Period/ | Number of voting    | % of voting    | 
| financial  | Date (xiii)  | Date (xiv)                  | rights that may be  | rights         | 
| instrument |              |                             | acquired if the     |                | 
|            |              |                             | instrument is       |                | 
|            |              |                             | exercised/          |                | 
|            |              |                             | converted.          |                | 
|            |              |                             |                     |                | 
+------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
|            |              |                             |                     |                | 
+------------+--------------+-----------------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
Total (A+B) 
 
 
+------------+--------+ 
| Number     | % of   | 
| of         | voting | 
| voting     | rights | 
| rights     |        | 
|            |        | 
+------------+--------+ 
| 36,000,000 | 28.8   | 
+------------+--------+ 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
 
Dr Moe Barakat 
 
 
  Proxy Voting: 
 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
11.Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
 
N/A 
 
 
14.     Contact name: 
 
 
Dr Moe Barakat 
 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
 
[phone] 
 
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