1st Aug 2007 11:15
KBC Advanced Technologies plc01 August 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: KBC Advanced Technologies plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:No Other (please specify):No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: M&G Investment Funds 3 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MKK01 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 26 July 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transactionOrdinary Shares Number of Number of voting shares rightsGB0004804646 3,076,842 3,076,842 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of votingusing the ISIN CODE shares rights rightsOrdinary Shares Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0004804646 Below 5% Below Below 5% 5% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rightsBelow 5% Below 5% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable N/A 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: With reference to item 3, M&G Investment Funds 3 is an Open Ended InvestmentCompany (OEIC) and is not a Prudential group company and must be separatelydisclosed. This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment Management Limited (a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Prudential plc) and will have been previously attributed toPrudential plc solely on the basis that M&G Investment Management Ltd has directfund management control over the shares identified in this notification. 14. Contact name: Emma Thompson M&G Investment Management Limited 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2293 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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