RNS Number : 6717Y
Imagination Technologies Group PLC
09 July 2008
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the Imagination
underlying issuer of existing shares to Technologies Group
which voting rights are attached: plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to 1. Awal Bank B.S.C.
notification obligation: 2. Awal Trust Company
Limited
3. Maan Abdulwahed
Al-Sanea (as
parent undertaking of
Awal Bank
B.S.C.)
Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3):
July 2nd, 2008
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
July 8th, 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1. Awal Bank B.S.C. (13%)
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 2. Maan Abdulwahed
Al-Sanea (21%)
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of sharesIf Situation previous to the triggering
Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
possible use ISIN code transaction
Number of shares Number of voting Number of shares
Number of voting Percentage of
voting
rights
rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct
Indirect
Ordinary
ISIN
GB0009303123
1.Awal Bank 26'612'775 12.13% 28'873'655
Nil Nil 13.17%
2.Saad Invest. Co 17'413'999 7.94% 17'413'999
7.94% (no
change
previously published as part of Awal Bank*s holding)
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights
Percentage of voting
period/date that may be acquired
rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)
n/a
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
46'287'654 21.11%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Maan Abdulwahed Al-Sanea is subject to a notification obligation pursuant to
DTR
5.2.1(e) as the "parent undertaking" of Awal Bank B.S.C., the entity that
indirectly
holds 28'873'655 (13.17%) shares, through Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd, as
"parent undertaking" of Awal Trust Company Limited.
Awal Bank B.S.C. is indirectly owned by Awal Trust Company Limited ("ATCL")
as
trustee of the Saad STAR Trust. ATCL is therefore subject to a notification
obligation
pursuant to DTR 5.2.1(e) as a "parent undertaking" of Awal Bank B.S.C.
Saad Investments Company Ltd (SICL) is indirectly owned by Awal Trust Company
Limited as trustee of the Saad STAR Trust. SICL indirectly holds 17'413'999
(7.94%) shares, since April 2007, through LBPB Nominees Ltd, Credit Suisse
Clients Nominees (UK) Ltd and Vidacos Nominees Ltd
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:
13. Additional information:
14 Contact name: Christopher C. Hart
15. Contact telephone name: +41 22 715 0303
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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