Holding(s) in Company (4832I)

TIDMAVON

RNS Number : 4832I

Avon Rubber PLC

15 June 2011

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii)                                           Avon Rubber plc 
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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                                                    No 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments                                                     Yes 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                 No 
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 Other (please 
  specify):                                                       No 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii)                                                    BlackRock, Inc. 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v)                                             10 June 2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                14 June 2011 
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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 
  of 
  shares 
  if possible 
  using          Situation previous 
  the ISIN        to the triggering              Resulting situation after the 
  CODE            transaction                     triggering transaction 
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                                 Number 
                 Number           of                            Number of 
                 of               Voting         Number          voting                % of voting 
                 Shares           Rights          of shares      rights                 rights (x) 
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                                                                Direct     Indirect 
                                                 Direct         (xi)        (xii)      Direct    Indirect 
--------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  ---------  ----------  --------  --------- 
 GB0000667013    N/A             N/A                                       1,559,627             5.08% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Expiration     Exercise/                      Number of voting      % of voting 
  financial         date           Conversion                     rights that           rights 
  instrument        (xiii)         Period (xiv)                   may 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 
  financial        price         date           Conversion       rights instrument      rights (xix, 
  instrument                     (xvii)         period           refers to              xx) 
                                                (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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 1,559,627                                        5.08% 
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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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 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 1,559,627 
  (5.08%) 
 
 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:            BlackRock International Threshold 
                                         Reporting Team 
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 14. Contact name:                      Andrew Manchester 
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 15. Contact telephone number:          020 7743 5773; 
                                        [e-mail] 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA 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                             BlackRock, Inc. 
  (including legal form of 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address                       33 King William Street, London, 
  (registered office for legal          EC4R 9AS 
  entities) 
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 Phone number & email                  020 7743 5773; 
                                       [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information              Andrew Manchester 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name 
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 Contact address 
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 Phone number & email 
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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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 Miles Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary, Avon Rubber 
  p.l.c. 01225 896850; [e-mail] 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FSA website. 
 

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