Accsys Technologies PLC Notifiable Interest - OP Group Central Cooperation (4217D)
April 26 2017 - 8:32AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAXS
RNS Number : 4217D
Accsys Technologies PLC
26 April 2017
AIM: AXS
Euronext Amsterdam: AXS
26 April 2017
ACCSYS TECHNOLOGIES PLC
("Accsys" or "the Company")
Notifiable Interest
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
--------------------------------------------------
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Accsys Technologies Plc
issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights
are
attached: (ii)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to
which voting rights are attached
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic
effect to qualifying financial instruments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights X
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other (please Passive crossing of threshold X
specify):
------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
3. Full name of person(s) subject OP Group Central Cooperative
to the
notification obligation: (iii)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
4. Full name of shareholder(s) OP-Europe Rising Stars Fund
(if different from 3.):(iv)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
5. Date of the transaction and date 24 April 2017
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached: (v)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 April 2017
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached: (vi, vii) 4,00 %
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
8. Notified details:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
-------------- -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights (x)
Shares Voting
Rights
-------------- --------------- --------------- ------------- ------------------------- ---------------------------
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
-------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ -------------
GB00BQQFX454 3 849 190 3 849 190 3 849 190 3 849 190 3,47 %
--------------- --------------- ------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ -------------
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rights
(xiv) be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
------------------ ------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- -----------------------
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments (xv, xvi)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
financial price date (xvii) Conversion rights instrument (xix, xx)
instrument period refers to
(xviii)
---------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- --------------------------- -------------------------
Nominal Delta
---------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- --------------------------- ------------ -----------
Total (A+B+C)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------
3 849 190 3,47 %
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OP Group Central Cooperative (hereinafter 'Central Cooperative') is the
central institution of OP Group. As central institution, it is in charge
of group steering and control. One of the main subsidiaries is OP Fund
Management Company Ltd (hereinafter 'the Fund Management Company'), which
manages OP Group's mutual funds. Both the Fund Management Company and
the Central Cooperative are separate legal entities and the Fund Management
Company is a fully owned subsidiary of the Central Cooperative. The corporate
form of the Central Cooperative is co-operative. The regulatory authority
of both corporations is the Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)
in Finland.
OP-Europe Rising Stars Fund (hereinafter 'the Fund') is a UCITS fund
and the regulation of the Fund is based on the Finnish Act of Common
Funds 29.1.1999/48, which has been enacted pursuant to Council Directive
85/611/EEC of 20 December 1985 on the coordination of laws, regulations
and administrative provisions relating to Undertakings for collective
investment in the transferable securities (UCITS) and its amendments,
Directive 2001/107/EC and Directive 2001/108/EC of the European Parliament.
The Fund is not a separate legal entity (i.e. legal person). The Fund
is a mutual fund and it invests its assets primarily in listed shares
and the unitholders of the fund (i.e. investors) are legal owners of
the fund units but not the assets.
The Fund Management Company ( UCITS management company) is responsible
for the management of the Fund and it represents the Fund in its own
name and acts on their behalf in matters concerning the Fund and exercises
the rights associated with the Fund's assets. The Central Cooperative
appoints the majority of the Board of Directors of the Fund Management
Company.
Proxy Voting:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Name of the proxy holder:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease
to hold:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
hold
voting rights:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
OP Group Central Cooperative
13. Additional information: OP Fund Management Company Ltd
Gebhardinaukio 1, FI-00510 Helsinki,
Finland
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
14. Contact name: Mikko Maskuniitty, Head of Middle
Office
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
15. Contact telephone number: +358 10 252 2897
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
For further information, please contact:
Accsys Technologies Paul Clegg, CEO via MHP Communications
PLC Will Rudge, FD
Hans Pauli, Executive Director,
Corporate
Development
Nominated Adviser: Oliver
Cardigan
Jamie Lillywhite
Corporate Broking: Christopher
Wilkinson +44 (0) 20 7260
Numis Securities Ben Stoop 1000
Tim Rowntree +44 (0) 20 3128
MHP Communications Kelsey Traynor 8100
Frank Neervoort +31 681 734 236
Off the Grid (The Netherlands) Giedo Van Der Zwan +31 624 212 238
Notes to editors:
Accsys Technologies PLC (www.accsysplc.com) is a chemical
technology group whose primary focus is on the production of
Accoya(R) wood and technology licensing via its subsidiary, Titan
Wood Limited, which has manufacturing operations in Arnhem, the
Netherlands (through its subsidiary Titan Wood B.V.), a European
office in London, United Kingdom, an American office in Dallas,
Texas (via its subsidiary Titan Wood, Inc) and technology licencing
associated with the acetylation of wood elements via its subsidiary
Tricoya Technologies Limited. 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'. Accsys'
operations comprise three principal business units: (i) Accoya(R)
wood production; (ii) technology development, focused on a
programme of continuous development of and improvements to the
process engineering and operating protocols for the acetylation of
solid wood and the development of technology for the acetylation of
wood elements; and (iii) the licensing of technology for the
production of Accoya(R) wood and Tricoya(R) wood elements across
the globe.
Accoya(R) wood (www.accoya.com ) is produced using Accsys'
proprietary patented acetylation technology, that effectively
converts sustainably grown softwoods and non-durable hardwoods into
what is best described as a "high technology wood". Distinguished
by its durability, dimensional stability and, perhaps most
importantly of all, its reliability (in terms of consistency of
both supply and quality), Accoya(R) wood is particularly suited to
exterior applications where performance and appearance are valued.
Unlike most tropical and European hardwoods, its colour does not
degrade when exposed to ultraviolet light. Moreover, the Accoya(R)
wood production process does not compromise the wood's strength or
machinability. The combination of UV resistance, dimensional
stability, durability and retained strength means that Accoya(R)
wood offers a wealth of new opportunities to architects, designers
and specifiers. These benefits result in lower maintenance and
total cost of ownership while using a higher sustainable and
environmental responsible building material. For a full archive of
Accoya(R) news, visit www.accoya.com/news.asp.
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 and particle-board. These products
demonstrate enhanced durability and dimensional stability which
allow them to be used in a variety of applications that were once
limited to solid wood or man-made products. Exploitation of Accsys'
proprietary technology relating to Tricoya(R) Wood Elements is
carried out through Tricoya Technologies Limited. Tricoya(R) Wood
Elements are lauded as the first major innovation in the wood
composites industry in more than 30 years.
Wood Acetylation is a process which increases the amount of
'acetyl' molecules in wood, thereby changing its physical
properties. When carried out to a sufficient level throughout the
wood, this process protects wood from rot by making it "inedible"
to most micro-organisms and fungi, without - unlike conventional
treatments - making it toxic. It also greatly reduces the wood's
tendency to swell and shrink, making it less prone to cracking and
ensuring that, when painted, it requires dramatically reduced
maintenance.
Accsys Technologies is the trading name of Titan Wood Limited.
ACCOYA(R) , TRICOYA(R) and the Trimarque Device are registered
trademarks owned by Titan Wood Limited ("TWL"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Accsys Technologies PLC, 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.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
HOLEAALKAAPXEFF
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 26, 2017 08:32 ET (12:32 GMT)
Accsys Technologies (LSE:AXS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Accsys Technologies (LSE:AXS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024
