5th Jan 2012 18:18
Impax Environmental Markets plc has received the following notification of interest in its shares
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): Impax Environmental Markets Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )
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) : (YES) UPDATE
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
Rathbone Investment Management International Ltd
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached) (v):
22nd December 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
22nd December 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):
5%
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 | |
10p Ordinary GB0031232498 | Number of shares 14,136,921 | Number of voting Rights 14,136,921 |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
10p Ordinary GB0031232498 | Direct N/A | Direct (xi) N/A | Indirect (xii) 14,136,921 | Direct N/A | Indirect4.80% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date (xiii) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv) | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
N/A
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights14,136,921 | % of voting rights4.80% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*
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Rathbone Investment Management Ltd | 4.79% |
Rathbone Investment Management International Ltd | 0.01% |
* Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following. |
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:
Total shares in issue used as denominator is 294,734,070
14. Contact name:
COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7399 0000
Enquiries:
The person making this announcement on behalf of Impax Environmental Markets plc is as follows;
Anthony Lee
Cavendish Administration Limited
Tel: 020 7490 4355
5 January 2012
Related Shares:
Impax Asset ManagementRathbone