Holding(s) in Company

22nd Feb 2007 17:07

Devro PLC22 February 2007 TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Devro Plc ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached(ii): | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or | ||boxes) | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|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):______________Filed pursuant to DTR 5 | X |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Bestinver Gestion S.A ||notification obligation(iii): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| See attached breakdown ||from 3.)(iv): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on | ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different)(v): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21 February 2007 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5% ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: | | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+---------+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Class/ |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering ||type of |the Triggering |transaction(vii) ||shares |transaction (vi) | || +----------+----------+----------+------------------+--------------------+|if |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |% of voting rights ||possible |Shares |Voting |shares |rights ix | ||using the| |Rights +----------+--------+---------+---------+----------+|ISIN CODE| |viii |Direct |Direct x|Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | |xi | | |+---------+----------+----------+----------+--------+---------+---------+----------+|Ordinary |16,265,783|16,265,783|16,265,783| | |9.98% | |+---------+----------+----------+----------+--------+---------+---------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date xiii |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date xiv |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|16,265,783 |9.98% |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: |n/a |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will |n/a ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |n/a ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |John Meredith (Company Secretary) |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |01236 879191 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification ||obligation |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Full name (including legal form for legal |Bestinver Gestion S.A ||entities) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address (registered office for | ||legal entities) |C/ Juan de Mena, 8 - 1(o)D || |28014 Madrid |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number |34 91 595 91 50 |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (at least legal |Ana Palacio Gardenas ||representative for legal persons) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Full name | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (e.g. functional | ||relationship with the person or legal | ||entity subject to the notification | ||obligation) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|C: Additional information |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -------------------------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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