Holding(s) in Company

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 underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Southern Cross Healthcare Ord Plc 1p

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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 notification obligation:

Artemis Investment Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Artemis Special Situations

Barclays UK Smaller Companies

Institutional Special Situations

Pearson

Prudential

Akzo Nobel

Barclays UK Alpha

L&G (Barclays) MM Alpha

L&G (Barclays) MM Alpha Series 2

Witan Investment Trust

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

18 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 March 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5.12%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B14RYC39

8,748,299

8,748,299

9,623,299

9,623,299

5.12%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,623,299

5.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

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:

Nicola Collins

15. Contact telephone name:

0131 718 0429

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Artemis Investment Management Ltd

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

42 Melville Street

Edinburgh, EH3 7HA

Phone number & email

0131 718 0429

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information