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Accsys Technologies PLC

08 November 2022

AIM: AXS

Euronext Amsterdam: AXS

8 November 2022

Accsys Technologies PLC

("Accsys", the "Group" or the "Company")

Notifiable Interest - INEOS Acetyls Investments Limited

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                      Accsys Technologies plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                           X 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 Other (please specify) (iii) : 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                         INEOS Acetyls Investments Limited 
 City and country of registered office                        Lyndhurst, England 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           07/11/2022 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified                             07/11/2022 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)        held in issuer 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B                       (8.A + 8.B) 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2)                         (vii) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               3.432%                                     3.432%          7,500,000 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of             Number of voting rights                       % of voting rights 
  shares                    (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                                  Direct                Indirect               Direct             Indirect 
                                 (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)              (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                 --------------------- 
 GB00BQQFX454              7,500,000                                     3.432% 
                          ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                                         7,500,000                                   3.432% 
                          --------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) 
 Type of financial         Expiration   Exercise/                  Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument                date         Conversion Period          rights that may             rights 
                            (x)          (xi)                       be acquired if 
                                                                    the instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/converted. 
                          -----------  -------------------------  --------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
                                        SUBTOTAL 8. B 
                                         1 
                                       -------------------------  --------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) 
 Type of financial    Expiration        Exercise/         Physical           Number of         % of voting 
  instrument           date (x)          Conversion        or cash            voting rights     rights 
                                         Period (xi)       Settlement 
                                                           (xii) 
                     ----------------  ----------------  -----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
                                                          SUBTOTAL 
                                                           8.B.2 
                                                         -----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                              X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) (xiv) 
          Name (xv)              % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                                   if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                                  is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                                 notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                              threshold 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 James Arthur Ratcliffe 
 
  (Controlling shareholder)     2.053%                                         2.053% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Limited                  3.319%                                         3.319% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS AG                       3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Holdings AG 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Industries 
  Limited 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Industries 
  Holdings Limited 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Quattro Holdings 
  Limited 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Quattro Financing 
  Limited 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Quattro Holdings 
  UK Limited 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Acetyls International 
  Limited 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 INEOS Acetyls Investments 
  Limited 
 
  (100% subsidiary 
  of the above)                 3.432%                                         3.432% 
                               ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London, England 
 Date of completion    07/11/2022 
                      ---------------- 
 

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

 
 Accsys Technologies PLC   ir@accsysplc.com 
  Investor Relations 
========================  ================= 
 

Notes to editors:

Accsys (Accsys Technologies PLC) is a fast-growing business with a purpose: changing wood to change the world. The company combines chemistry, technology and ingenuity to make high performance wood products that are extremely durable and stable, opening new opportunities for the built environment and giving the world a choice to build sustainably.

Accsys transforms fast-growing, certified sustainable wood into building materials with characteristics that match or better those of man-made, intensely resource-depleting and heavily carbon-polluting alternatives.

The company's primary focus is on the production of Accoya (R) wood and Tricoya (R) wood elements, as well as technology licensing via its subsidiaries Titan Wood Limited and Tricoya Technologies Limited. Accsys has its head office in London, UK, production operations in Arnhem, the Netherlands, an American office in Dallas, Texas, and is constructing the world's first Tricoya (R) plant in Hull, UK.

Accsys is committed to a more sustainable world and uses abundantly available wood sources that are certified as sustainable. With our business model already aligned with several UN Sustainable Development Goals, Accsys is currently working on identifying further strategic ESG priorities to have an even greater positive impact on the world.

Any references in this announcement to agreements with Accsys shall mean agreements with either Accsys or its subsidiary entities unless otherwise specified. Accsys Technologies PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market and on Euronext Amsterdam, under the symbols 'AXS'.

More information about Accsys can be found at www.accsysplc.com

Accoya (R) wood is a sustainable, durable and stable solid wood product with exceptional performance, finish and sustainability. Accsys' proprietary acetylation process makes the wood more dimensionally stable and, because it is no longer easily digestible, extremely durable. Produced from certified (e.g. FSC (R) ) sustainable sources, Accoya (R) wood has many environmental credentials and ecolabels, and is one of very few building materials to be Cradle to Cradle Certified(TM) at the Gold level, with a Platinum rating for Material Health, confirming that no harmful or toxic additives or chemicals are present to leach out into the environment.

With an up to 50 year warranty and 70+ year service life, the combination of sustainability, dimensional stability, durability and retained strength means that Accoya (R) wood offers a wealth of new opportunities to architects, designers, specifiers, manufacturers and homeowners. These benefits result in lower maintenance and total cost of ownership while also offering significant sustainability benefits. For more information about Accoya (R) wood, visit www.accoya.com .

Tricoya (R) wood elements ( www.tricoya.com ) are produced using Accsys' proprietary technology for the acetylation of wood chips and particles for use in the fabrication of panel products such as medium density fibreboard (MDF) and particle-board.

Panel products made with Tricoya (R) wood elements are truly durable and stable enough for use outdoors and in wet environments. Combining the sustainability, durability and stability from our acetylation process with the ease of use and quality finish of wood panel products, the enhanced durability and dimensional stability opens new opportunities for the use of these products, making them suitable in applications and environments that previously required solid wood, synthetic or unsustainable materials.

Tricoya (R) wood elements have been lauded as the first major innovation in the wood composites industry in more than 30 years. For more information about Tricoya (R) wood elements, visit www.tricoya.com .

Wood acetylation is a process which increases the naturally occurring acetyl content of wood, thereby changing its physical properties. When carried out to a sufficient degree throughout the wood, as with Accsys' proprietary process, it significantly reduces the ability of the wood to absorb water without adding any toxic or harmful compounds, elements or substances that were not already present in the wood. This makes it much more dimensionally stable and, because it is no longer easily digestible to most organisms, extremely durable.

'Accsys' and 'Accsys Technologies' are trading names of Titan Wood Limited ("TWL"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accsys Technologies PLC. Accoya (R) , Tricoya (R) and the Trimarque Device are registered trademarks owned by TWL, and may not be used or reproduced without written permission from TWL, or in the case of the Tricoya (R) registered trademark, from Tricoya Technologies Limited, a subsidiary of TWL with exclusive rights to exploit the Tricoya (R) brand.

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