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RNS Number : 6496V

Optare PLC

16 January 2012

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                Optare PLC 
  issuer 
  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 
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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                                 X 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                   AXA Investment Managers SA 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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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                       12 January 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         16 January 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                           5.00 % 
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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) 
----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
                                                                                0.00       2.61 
 GB00B2PGSY66      58,333,333   58,333,333   0            0        58,333,333    %          % 
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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. 
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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 financial   Exercise        Expiration        Exercise/     Number of voting          % of voting rights 
  instrument          price           date (xvii)       Conversion    rights instrument         (xix, xx) 
                                                        period        refers to 
                                                        (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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                            58,333,333                                                    2.61 % 
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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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 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:                         Sami BEKKALI 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             [phone] 
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