Holding(s) in Company

12 February 2010

PV Crystalox Solar PLC

Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 

PV Crystalox Solar PLC

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

AEGON UK Group of Companies 

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

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

10 February 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified: 

12 February 2010

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

4 - 2% 

8. Notified Details

(A) Voting Rights Attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ORDINARY 2p SHARES

(GB00B1WSL509)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 16,814,620

Number of Voting Rights: 16,814,620

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares - 7,511,663

Number of Voting Rights (Direct) - 7,511,663

Number of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 1,368,279

% of Voting Rights (Direct) - 1.80%

% of Voting Rights (Indirect) - 0.33% 

(B) Qualifying Financial Instruments

N/A

(C) Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

N/A

Total (A)+(B)+(C)

Total number of Voting Rights - 8,879,942

Total % of Voting Rights - 2.13%

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

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.

AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting: 

10. Name of the proxy holder: 

AEGON UK Group of companies

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 

7,934,678 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 

10 February 2010 

13. Additional information: 

AEGON UK Group of companies consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.

AEGON ICVC 

14. Contact name: 

Miranda Beacham 

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 549 3460 

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