24th May 2007 08:58
Tepnel Life Sciences PLC24 May 2007 TR-1 Notification of a Major Interest in Shares---------- --------------------------------------------- 1. Identity of the issuer TEPNEL LIFE SCIENCESor the underlying issuer ----------------------------of existing shares towhich voting rights areattached----------------------------------------------------2. Reason for Notification----------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X -------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theaquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. An event changing the breakdown of voting rights------------------------------------------------ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, notification obligation 75008 Paris and its group of companies------------------------------ ------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) if differentfrom 3. ------------------------------5.Date of the transaction and date in which 15/05/2007thresshold is crossed or breached ------------------------------------------------------6.Date on which isser notified 17/05/2007------------------------------ ------------------------7.Threshold(s) that is/arecrossed or reached: 12%------------------------------ ------------------------8. Notified details:------------------------------ ------------------------ A: Voting rights attached to shares ---------------- -------------------------------Class or Situation Previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringType of triggering transaction transactionshares ---------------- ------------------------------- Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting shares voting of rights rights rights shares -------------- ------------ -------- Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ---------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- 28,082,428 28,082,428 0 0 27,582,428 0.00 12.20 ---------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- 0884185 ---------- --------- --------- -------- -------- --------- -------- ------- B: Financial Instruments------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after triggering transaction------------------------------------------------------ Type of Expiration Exercise / Number of voting rights that may be % ofFinancial date conversion acquired if the instrument is exercised votingInstrument --------- period / / converted rights---------- date --------------------------- ------- --------- 1090161 26/11/2009 Anytime to 8,840,000 3.84 ---------- --------- 26/11/2009 -------------------------- ------- --------- 1090194 26/11/2011 Anytime to 1,774,395 0.77 ---------- --------- 26/11/2011 --------------------------- ------- ---------Total A + B------------------------------------------------------ Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights------------------------ --------------------------------38,196,823 16.59%------------------------ -------------------------------- Proxy Voting------------------------------------------------------ 10. Name of proxy holder:------------------------------ --------------------------11. Number of Voting rights Proxy Holder willcease to hold: --------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease tohold voting rights: --------------------------------------------------------13.AdditionalInformation: ---------------------------------------------------------14. Contact Name Terry Marsh----------------- ----------------------------------------15. Contact telephonenumber 020 7003 2637----------------- ---------------------------------------- Annex to Notification of Major Interests in shares ------------------------------------------------------Identification of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------Full name AXA S.A and its group of companies------------------------ --------------------------------Contact Address 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris------------------------ --------------------------------Phone Number------------------------ --------------------------------Other Useful information------------------------ -------------------------------- Identity of the notifier, if applicable------------------------------------------------------ Full name Terry Marsh------------------------ --------------------------------Contact Address 7 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7NX, UK------------------------ --------------------------------Phone Number 020 7003 2637------------------------ --------------------------------Other Useful information AXA IM UK is a 100% direct subsiduary of AXA IM------------------------ S.A., which is in turn indirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A. 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