TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer | OPTARE PLC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other: | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 06 JANUARY 2012 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 09 JANUARY 2012 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type of
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Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
GB00B2PGSY66 | 39,503,718 | 39,503,718 | 36,040,312 | 36,040,312 | 4.7917 | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
36,040,312 | 4.7917% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through
which the voting rights and/or the | ||
32,889,305 of these shares are held in unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining shares are held on behalf of other discretionary clients. | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
hold | ||
| The figures above are based on the shares in issue (752,145,493) on 06/01/2012, prior to the sub-division and placing of shares by Optare Plc on 09/01/2012. Following the sub-division and placing, the shares in issue figure has increased to 2,235,291,827 thereby reducing the discretionary holding of Optare Plc shares to 1.6123% of the total shares in issue. | |
14. Contact name: | David Clueit | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01253 754739 | |
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