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RNS Number : 7526W

KBC Advanced Technologies plc

24 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:           KBC Advanced Technologies 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          No 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments 
 with similar economic effect to qualifying 
 financial instruments                        No 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting 
 rights                                       No 
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 Other (please 
  specify):                                   No 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the 
  notification obligation:                   Gartmore Investment Limited 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):                     See attached schedule 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached:                                   19 November 2010 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           23 November 2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                   14% 
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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 of       Number of voting 
                 Shares                      Rights           shares           rights              % of voting rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                              Direct          Direct   Indirect    Direct      Indirect 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  --------------  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB0004804646   8,198,254                   8,198,254         7,698,254                7,698,254               13.894% 
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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                                      Exercise/            acquired if the 
 financial          Expiration                Conversion           instrument is                     % of voting 
 instrument          date                     Period               exercised/ converted.              rights 
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 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 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                   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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 7,698,254                                                      13.894% 
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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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 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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                                        All figures are based on the 
 13. Additional information:            Company's issued share capital of 
  Email notifications to:               55,407,999 as provided by Exshare E 
  lcaldwell@kbcat.com                   mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com 
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 14. Contact name:                      RDU 
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 15. Contact telephone number:          0207 782 2224 
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4. Schedule

 
 Fund Managing     No shares   % of issued      UK registered    Beneficial 
  Co                held        share capital    owner           owner 
                                                                 GARTMORE FUND 
                                                                 MANAGERS LTD 
                                                HSBC GLOBAL      A/C GARTMORE 
                                                CUSTODY          UK & IRISH 
 Gartmore Fund                                  NOMINEE UK       SMALLER 
  Managers Ltd     3,405,718       6.147%       LTD              COMPANIES 
 Gartmore 
  Investment                                    NORTRUST         STRATHCLYDE 
  Ltd              3,233,802       5.836%       NOMINEES LTD     PENSION FUND 
                                                                 GARTMORE 
 Gartmore                                       GARTMORE         GROWTH 
  Investment                                    GROWTH           OPPORTUNITIES 
  Ltd              1,058,734       1.911%       OPPORTUNITIES    PLC 
                   7,698,254      13.894% 
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