TIDMNANO
RNS Number : 4068T
Nanoco Group PLC
04 June 2009
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TR-1:notification of major interests in shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Nanoco Group plc |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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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 | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which | |
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to | |
| which voting rights are attached | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please specify): Placing | x |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Gartmore Investment Limited |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | Gartmore Fund Managers Limited |
| from 3.): | A/C |
| | Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller |
| | Companies |
| | The Gartmore UK Small Cap Best |
| | Ideas Fund Limited |
| |Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC |
| | The Alphagen Volantis Fund |
| | Limited |
| | Strathclyde Pension Fund |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which | 29th May 2009 |
| the threshold is crossed or reached if | |
| different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 1st June 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Above 15% |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: | |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous to | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | the Triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using the | | |
| ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number of | Number of | Number of | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | rights | rights |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| GB00B01JLR99 | N/A | N/A | 29,635,362 | | 29,635,362 | | 16.093% |
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| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of |
| financial | date | Conversion | rights that may be | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | acquired if the | rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 29,635,362 | 16.093% |
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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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| |
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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 shares are held indirectly |
| | All figures are based on the Company's |
| | issued share capital of 184,156,282 as |
| | provided by Exshare |
| | Email contact RDU@Gartmore.com |
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| 14. Contact name: | Alison Averono |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 782 2324 |
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ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
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| Full name (including legal form for legal | |
| entities) | |
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| Contact address (registered office for | |
| legal entities) | |
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| Phone number | |
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| Other useful information (at least legal | |
| representative for legal persons) | |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
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| Full name | Gartmore Investment Limited |
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| Contact address | Gartmore House, 8 Fenchurch Place, |
| | London, EC3M 4PB |
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| Phone number | 020 7782 2324 |
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| Other useful information (e.g. functional | Asset manager |
| relationship with the person or legal | |
| entity subject to the notification | |
| obligation) | |
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| C: Additional information |
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