31st Jan 2006 09:42
Synergy Healthcare PLC31 January 2006 SYNERGY HEALTHCARE PLC ('the Company')NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES31 January 2006 1. Name of Company: SYNERGY HEALTHCARE PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: AXA S.A. 2. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18: BENEFICIAL 43,600NON-BENEFICIAL 5,576,995 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them: Beneficial Holder Registered Holder Number of SharesSun Life Pensions Management Ltd Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd 2,200Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd BNY (OSS) Nominees Limited 41,400HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited 5,549,095Bank of New York Europe Ltd Not Notified 27,900 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: NOT NOTIFIED 6. Percentage of issued class: N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: N/A 8. Percentage of issued class: N/A 9. Class of security: ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.625P EACH 10. Date of transaction: NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed: 27 JANUARY 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 5,620,595 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 15.20% 14. Any additional information: 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: IVAN JACQUES, +44 (0) 1332 387 100 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification: IVAN JACQUES, FINANCE DIRECTOR Date of notification: 31 JANUARY 2006 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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