Impax Asian Environmental Mkts Plc Holding(s) in Company (4349E)

TIDMIAEM TIDMIAES

RNS Number : 4349E

Impax Asian Environmental Mkts Plc

10 May 2013

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying        Impax Asian Environmental Markets 
  issuer                                             Plc 
  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                                          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           Bank of America Corporation 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                Merrill Lynch International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                     Merrill Lynch Portfolio Managers Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         08 May 2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           09 May 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Below 15% and 16% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
-------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                     Direct         Direct         Indirect    Direct           Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)           (xii) 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  -------------  ----------  ---------------  ------------ 
 GB00B4M5KX38   32,378,513       32,378,513          27,000,000     27,000,000     1,250,151   13.53%           0.63% 
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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. 
---------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------ 
 N/A 
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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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 N/A                                                                                                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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 28,250,151                                                       14.15% 
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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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   Merrill Lynch International - 27,000,000 (13.53%) 
   Merrill Lynch Portfolio Managers Limited - 1,250,151 (0.63%) 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                         Kim Oakley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0207 9960275 
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Enquiries:

 
 Anthony Lee                 020 7490 4355 
 Cavendish Administration 
  Limited 
 

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