TIDMKBC 
 
RNS Number : 6731P 
KBC Advanced Technologies plc 
21 July 2010 
 

 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                   | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | KBC Advanced Technologies plc       | 
| issuer                                      |                                     | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights   |                                     | 
| are                                         |                                     | 
| attached: ii                                |                                     | 
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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 | No     | 
| 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   | No     | 
| to qualifying financial instruments                                      |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         | No     | 
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| Other (please  |                                                         | No     | 
| specify):      |                                                         |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject   | Gartmore Investment Limited                 | 
| to the                              |                                             | 
| notification obligation: iii        |                                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      | See attached schedule                       | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv          |                                             | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 19th July 2010                              | 
| on                                  |                                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                             | 
| reached: v                          |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   | 20th July 2010                              | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 16%                                         | 
| or                                  |                                             | 
| reached: vi, vii                    |                                             | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                          | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                  | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous                                    | Resulting situation after the triggering                                               | 
| of           | to the triggering                                     | transaction                                                                            | 
| shares       | transaction                                           |                                                                                        | 
| if possible  |                                                       |                                                                                        | 
| using        |                                                       |                                                                                        | 
| the ISIN     |                                                       |                                                                                        | 
| CODE         |                                                       |                                                                                        | 
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|              | Number                              | Number          | Number                        | Number of                       | % of                 | 
|              | of                                  | of              | of shares                     | voting                          | voting               | 
|              | Shares                              | Voting          |                               | rights                          | rights               | 
|              |                                     | Rights          |                               |                                 | x                    | 
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|              |                                     |                 | Direct                        | Direct | Indirect               | Direct | Indirect    | 
|              |                                     |                 |                               | xi     | xii                    |        |             | 
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| GB0004804646 | 9,118,254                           | 9,118,254       | 8,728,254                     |        | 8,728,254              |        | 15.783%     | 
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|              |                                     |                 |                               |        |                        |        |             | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                           | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                          | 
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| Type of financial                         | Expiration  | Exercise/                                | Number of voting                  | % of voting          | 
| instrument                                | date xiii   | Conversion Period                        | rights that may be                | rights               | 
|                                           |             | xiv                                      | acquired if the                   |                      | 
|                                           |             |                                          | instrument is                     |                      | 
|                                           |             |                                          | exercised/                        |                      | 
|                                           |             |                                          | converted.                        |                      | 
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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 financial                  | Exercise   | Expiration  | Exercise/                      | Number of voting      | % of voting rights                   | 
| instrument                         | price      | date xvii   | Conversion                     | rights instrument     | xix, xx                              | 
|                                    |            |             | period                         | refers to             |                                      | 
|                                    |            |             | xviii                          |                       |                                      | 
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|                                    |            |             |                                |                       | Nominal                | Delta       | 
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|                                    |            |             |                                |                       |                        |             | 
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                 | 
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| Number of voting rights                                                                        | Percentage of voting rights                                  | 
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| 8,728,254                                                                                      | 15.783%                                                      | 
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|              |                     |      |     |  |    |     |      |                         |   | |        |        |               |        |             | 
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  | 
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                  | 
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| 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:          | All figures are based on the Company's   | 
|                                      | issued share capital of  55,302,668 as   | 
| Email notifications to:              | provided by Exshare                      | 
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| lcaldwell@kbcat.com                  | E mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com          | 
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| 14. Contact name:                    | RDU                                      | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:        | 0207 782 2324                            | 
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4. Schedule 
 
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| Fund       | No        | % of     | UK            | Beneficial owner   | 
| Managing   | shares    | issued   | registered    |                    | 
| Co         | held      | share    | owner         |                    | 
|            |           | capital  |               |                    | 
|            |           |          |               |                    | 
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| Gartmore   | 3,905,718 |  7.062%  | HSBC          | GARTMORE FUND      | 
| Fund       |           |          | GLOBAL        | MANAGERS LTD A/C   | 
| Managers   |           |          | CUSTODY       | GARTMORE UK &      | 
| Ltd        |           |          | NOMINEE UK    | IRISH SMALLER      | 
|            |           |          | LTD           | COMPANIES          | 
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| Gartmore   | 3,233,802 |  5.847%  | NORTRUST      | STRATHCLYDE        | 
| Investment |           |          | NOMINEES      | PENSION FUND       | 
| Ltd        |           |          | LTD           |                    | 
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| Gartmore   | 1,058,734 |  1.914%  | GARTMORE      | GARTMORE GROWTH    | 
| Investment |           |          | GROWTH        | OPPORTUNITIES PLC  | 
| Ltd        |           |          | OPPORTUNITIES |                    | 
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| Gartmore   |   530,000 |  0.958%  | VIDACOS       | THE ALPHAGEN       | 
| Investment |           |          | NOMINEES      | VOLANTIS FUND      | 
| Ltd        |           |          | LTD A/C       | LIMITED            | 
|            |           |          | 2303          |                    | 
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|            | 8,728,254 | 15.783%  |               |                    | 
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