Notification of major interest in shares (1049L)

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RNS Number : 1049L

Minerva PLC

26 July 2011

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares to 
 which voting rights are attached:                      Minerva 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 
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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 
  to the 
  notification obligation:                        Deutsche Bank AG 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v)                                       21/07/2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                   25/07/2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                  Above 4% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 
                 Shares           Rights              of shares     rights                    % of voting rights 
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                                                                   Direct          Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
-------------      ----  -----  -------  ----  ---  ------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB0005953681   5,001,407            5,001,407       6,911,480     6,911,480       N/A        4.29%          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 
                                                                           acquired if the 
 Type of financial        Expiration      Exercise/                        instrument is               % of voting 
  instrument               date            Conversion Period               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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                           6,911,480                                                       4.29% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 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:                       Es Nelson-Jones 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           [phone] 
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