14th Feb 2007 11:48
ProStrakan Group plc14 February 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Prostrakan Group plc................. 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): 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) : ( X ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 3i Group plc (direct)3i Investments plc (indirect) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): n/a 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): n/a 6. Date on which issuer notified: n/a 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: n/a 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) GB00B09STF21 N/A N/A Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 12,600,515 12,600,515 SEE SECTION 9 BELOW 6.324 SEE SECTION 9 BELOW B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 12,600,515 6.324 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 3i Group plc has a direct beneficial interest in the total number of votingrights disclosed in section 8 above. 3i Investments plc (a wholly owned subsidiary of 3i Group plc) has an indirectinterest in the total number of voting rights disclosed in section 8 above inits capacity as the discretionary Investment Manager of 3i Group plc. 3i Holdings plc and 3i plc are both wholly owned subsidiary undertakings of 3iGroup plc and parent undertakings of 3i Investments plc. 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: Notification using total voting rights of 199,226,856 14. Contact name: Sofia Bernsand 15. Contact telephone number: 020-7975-3228 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
3i Group