TIDMATD

RNS Number : 0137X

Asterand PLC

30 November 2010

 
 
 
 
 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:                                         ASTERAND 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:               Inflection Point Investments LLP 
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                                       Inflection Point Investments (Fund) 
                                       All shares registered in the name of 
                                       Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)             Ltd - A/c Inflection Point 
 (if different from 3.):                           Investments 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached:                                          26/10/2010 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                  29/10/2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                              3% 
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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 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct     Indirect    Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
 GB0009231639         0                0           3,500,000       n/a      3,500,000       n/a         3.01% 
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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 
 Type of                                                            acquired if the 
 financial          Expiration     Exercise/                        instrument is           % of voting 
 instrument          date           Conversion Period               exercised/ converted.    rights 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
       n/a              n/a                     n/a                         n/a                     n/a 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  -----------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of                                        Exercise/        Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration     Conversion        rights instrument 
 instrument        price         date           period            refers to               % of voting rights 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
      n/a             n/a            n/a             n/a                  n/a             Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                              n/a         n/a 
-------------      -----------    -----------      -----------    -------  ----------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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                    3,500,000                                                  3.01% 
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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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 Indirect - all shares registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities 
  (Nominees) Ltd - A/c Inflection Point Investments 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                          n/a 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
 holder will cease to hold:                             n/a 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
 cease to hold voting rights:                           n/a 
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 13. Additional information:                            n/a 
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                                           Sasha Karim, Inflection Point 
 14. Contact name:                                Investments LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                    +44 207 936 4238 
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