23rd Feb 2007 07:01
Augean Plc23 February 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Augean plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):_INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST DUE TO CHANGE OF THRESHOLDS AS PER TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE -DTR X5.1.2.__________________________________________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the AMVESCAP plcnotification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which N/Athe threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: - A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(i)shares the Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting sharesCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B02H2F78 3,393,599 3,393,599 3,393,599 0 3,393,599 0 5.18% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. - Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,393,599 5.18% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Chase Nominees - 1,195,100Vidacos Nominees - 2,198,499 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: AMVESCAP plc 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: n/a 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting n/arights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 65,488,892 14. Contact name: Peter Southby 15. Contact telephone number: 01937 844 980 -------------------------- For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure ofindividual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individuallycrosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into,introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. viii Direct and indirect ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached 'directholding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rightsnumber and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is nocombined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. X Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the notifying party isa direct shareholder (DTR 5.1) xi Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR5.2.1) xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying partyshould not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the newholding is below 3%. xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the datewhen the right to acquire shares ends. xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period-for example once every three months starting from the (date) xv The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakingsthrough which the voting rights are held. The notification should also includethe amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlledundertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 3% ormore, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended tocover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. xvi This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority. xvii Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of theshareholder or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 andDTR5.3. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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