Major Interest in Shares (9133C)

TIDMATD
RNS Number : 9133C
Asterand PLC
15 March 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:           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                               Omega Fund I, LP and Omega Fund III, 
  notification obligation:              LP 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):              Worldwide Nominees Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached:                             11 March 2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     14 March 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                             4% 
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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 
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                                                    Direct        Direct      Indirect    Direct          Indirect 
-------------    ----  ------  ------  -----  ---  ------------  ----------  ----------  --------------  ------------- 
 
 GB0009231639   4,658,067       4,658,067           4,564,603                 4,564,603                   3.92% 
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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 
                                                                       acquired if the 
 Type of financial      Expiration      Exercise/                      instrument is                % of voting 
  instrument             date            Conversion Period             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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 Type of                                       Exercise/          Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise      Expiration      Conversion         rights instrument 
 instrument        price         date           period             refers to                  % of voting rights 
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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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 4,564,603                                                      3.92% 
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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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 The shares are held by Worldwide Nominees Limited for Omega Fund I, LP 
  and Omega Fund III, LP 
 
 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:                       Russell Hogg 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           020 7183 5294 
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