1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Byotrol plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
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 | |
Other (please specify): | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Ruffer LLP (for its discretionary clients of the Ruffer Group) |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 29 June 2015 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 June 2015 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 22% to 21% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x | ||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect |
GB00B0999995 | 49,541,110 | 49,541,110 | 49,390,329 | 49,390,329 | - | 21% | - |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx |
Nominal | Delta | ||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
49,390,329 | 21% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
N/A
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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: | Ruffer LLP now controls the voting rights over 49,390,329 shares (21% of the voting rights) of Byotrol plc which are held by the discretionary clients of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries (the voting of which is all controlled by Ruffer LLP). This change from 22% to 21% is due to the sale of 150,781 shares on 29 June 2015. |
14. Contact name: | Louise Stanway |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7963 8146 |
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