Notification of major interest in shares (4820N)

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RNS Number : 4820N

Minerva PLC

01 September 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: (ii)                 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                                       N/a 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments                             N/a 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        N/a 
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 Other (please 
  specify):                                                              N/a 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii)                Royal Bank of Canada 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                 RBC cees Trustee Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v)                                     24 August 2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                01 September 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                        3% 
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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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 Ordinary GBP 
 0.25 shares 
 ISIN 
 GB0005953681   6,271,804       6,271,804           6,271,804                 6,271,804                       3% 
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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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                          6,271,804                                                       3% 
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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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        The shares are held by RBC cees Trustee Limited which are wholly owned 
                                 by its ultimate parent, Royal Bank of Canada. 
 
 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:                       Scott Roberts 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           01534 602971 
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