Holding(s) in Company

For immediate release 

14 October 2009

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

Futura Medical plc

2. Reason for the notification  

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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

Brookwell Limited

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

Nortrust Nominees Limited

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

13 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 October 2009

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

<6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares Direct

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB0033278473

3,758,835

6.00%

3,708,835

5.92% 

5.92%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted 

% of voting rights

None

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights 

None

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

3,708,835

5.92%

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

None

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

Progressive AIM Realisation Limited is Investment Manager to Brookwell Limited

14. Contact name:

Russell Scott

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7490 4355

Futura Medical plc

James Barder, Chief Executive

Tel: +44 (0) 1483 685 670

mail to: [email protected]

www.futuramedical.co.uk 

Nomura Code Securities Limited

Charles Walker / Giles Balleny

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 1200

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