9th Aug 2007 11:44
Aminex PLC09 August 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Aminex PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Y ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( N ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( N ) Other (please specify) : ( Y ) Acquisition of warrants 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): James Passim, as member of FGS Advisors, LLC and of FG2 Advisors, LLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd. Firebird Global Master Fund II, Ltd. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): July 11, 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: August 7, 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) OrdinaryISIN: IS0003073255 8,996,636 8,996,636 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect OrdinaryISIN: IS0003073255 15,787,741 6.52% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Warrants December 15, 2007 GBP 0.34 448,318 0.19% Warrants August 31, 2009 GBP 0.22 3,270,552 1.35% Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 19,506,611 8.06% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): The voting rights associated with the shares described in Question 8 are helddirectly by (i) Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd., which holds the voting rightsassociated with 11,362,741 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 4.7% ofthe total voting rights of the issuer, and the voting rights associated with2,331,370 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of certain warrants (448,318of such warrants expiring on December 15, 2007 and the remiander expiring onAugust 31, 2009), representing an additional 0.96% of the total voting rights ofthe issuer, and (ii) Firebird Global Master Fund II, Ltd., which holds thevoting rights associated with 4,425,000 ordinary shares of the issuer,representing approximately 1.83% of the total voting rights of the issuer, andthe voting rights associated with 1,387,500 ordinary shares issuable uponconversion of certain warrants (such warrants expiring on August 31, 2009),representing an additional 0.57% of the total voting rights of the issuer. FGSAdvisors, LLC serves as the investment manager of Firebird Global Master Fund,Ltd. and is controlled by James Passin, who controls the exercise of thesevoting rights. FG2 Advisors, LLC serves as the investment manager of FirebirdGlobal Master Fund II, Ltd. and is controlled by James Passin, who controls theexercise of these voting rights. 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: .............. 13. Additional information: ................. 14. Contact name: James Passin 15. Contact telephone number: 001-212-698-9260 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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