Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMVTS 
 
RNS Number : 8510J 
Vantis PLC 
07 April 2010 
 

 
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| For filings with the FSA include  | 
| the annex                         | 
| For filings with issuer exclude   | 
| the annex                         | 
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                  | 
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|                                         | Vantis plc                 | 
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the        |                            | 
| underlying issuer of existing shares to |                            | 
| which voting rights are attached:       |                            | 
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|                                                                      | 
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                  | 
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|                                                            | Yes     | 
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                |         | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which  |         | 
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to  |         | 
| which voting rights are attached                           |         | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights           |         | 
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| Other (please specify):______________                      |         | 
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|                                  | Jeremy Stuart French              | 
| 3. Full name of person(s)        |                                   | 
| subject to notification          |                                   | 
| obligation:                      |                                   | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)   |                                   | 
| (if different from 3):           |                                   | 
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|                                  | 12 March 2010                     | 
| 5. Date of transaction (and date |                                   | 
| on which the threshold is        |                                   | 
| crossed or reached if            |                                   | 
| different):                      |                                   | 
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|                                  | 7 April 2010                      | 
| 6. Date on which issuer          |                                   | 
| notified:                        |                                   | 
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|                                  | 3% upwards                        | 
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are      |                                   | 
| crossed or reached:              |                                   | 
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|                                  |      |                  |         | 
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| 8: Notified Details                                                                         | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                         | 
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| Class/type   | Situation             | Resulting situation after the                        | 
| of shares    | previous to           | triggering transaction                               | 
| If           | the                   |                                                      | 
| possible     | triggering            |                                                      | 
| use ISIN     | transaction           |                                                      | 
| code         |                       |                                                      | 
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|              | Number    | Number    | Number    | Number of            | Percentage of     | 
|              | of        | of        | of        | voting rights        | voting rights     | 
|              | shares    | voting    | shares    |                      |                   | 
|              |           | rights    |           |                      |                   | 
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|              |           |           |           |           |          |        |          | 
|              |           |           |           | Direct    | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | 
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| GB0031464620 | 1,757,452 | 1,757,452 | 2,440,116 | 2,440,116 |          | 3.93%  |          | 
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| B: Financial Instruments                                                  | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                      | 
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| Type of    | Expiration | Exercise/   | No. of               | Percentage | 
| financial  | date       | conversion  | voting               | of voting  | 
| instrument |            | period/date | rights               | rights     | 
|            |            |             | that may             |            | 
|            |            |             | be                   |            | 
|            |            |             | acquired             |            | 
|            |            |             | (if the              |            | 
|            |            |             | instrument           |            | 
|            |            |             | exercised/converted) |            | 
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|            |            |             |                      |            | 
|            |            |             |                      |            | 
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| Total (A+B)                                                       | 
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| Number of voting rights         | Percentage of voting rights     | 
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| 2,440,116                       | 3.93%                           | 
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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 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:                | Paul Kerr Ashton                | 
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| 15. Contact telephone name:     | 0207 417 0417                   | 
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