Holding(s) in Company (4862O)

TIDMASD

RNS Number : 4862O

Axis-Shield PLC

19 September 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)                        Axis-Shield 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                              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                   Alere AS Holdings Limited 
  to the                                   (a wholly owned subsidiary of Alere 
  notification obligation: (iii)                                         Inc.) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                              N/A 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v)                                               16 September 2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                           19 September 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                   10%,11% 
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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       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                         transaction 
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                                Number 
                Number           of 
                 of              Voting             Number        Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 Shares          Rights              of shares     rights                   (x) 
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                                                                  Direct        Indirect 
                                                    Direct         (xi)          (xii)     Direct         Indirect 
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 GB0008039975 
 Ordinary 35p 
 Shares         4,546,697       4,546,697           5,546,697     5,546,697     N/A        11.09%         N/A 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                       Number of voting 
                                                                        rights that may 
                                                                        be 
                                        Exercise/                       acquired if the 
 Type of financial     Expiration        Conversion Period              instrument is               % of voting 
  instrument            date (xiii)      (xiv)                          exercised/ converted.        rights 
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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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                                               Exercise/ 
 Type of                                        Conversion        Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise      Expiration      period             rights instrument           % of voting rights 
 instrument        price         date (xvii)    (xviii)            refers to                    (xix, xx) 
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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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 5,546,697                                                      11.09% 
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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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 N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold:                                                     N/A 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights:                                               N/A 
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                                          Notification using the total voting 
 13. Additional information:                  rights figure of 49,997,913 
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 14. Contact name:                                   Jay McNamara 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                     [phone] 
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