Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Avon Rubber plc 

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

(CFD Positions now reportable)

No

Other (please specify):

No

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

Gartmore Investment Limited

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

See attached schedule

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

10 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 June 2009

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

10%

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

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0000667013

2,702,012

2,702,012

2,972,709

0

2,972,709

0.00

10.201

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

% of voting rights

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 

Exercise/ Conversion period 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights 

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,972,709

10.201

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 29,140,681 as provided by Exshare

Email contact [email protected]

14. Contact name:

RDU

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7782 2324

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Avon Rubber plc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6NB

Phone number & email

01225 896 850

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Mr M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Gartmore Investment Limited

Contact address

Gartmore House, 8 Fenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4PB

Phone number & email

020 7782 2324

[email protected]

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Asset Manager

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

Fund Managing Co.

Number of shares held

Percentage of Issued Capital

UK Registered owner

Beneficial Owner

Gartmore Fund Managers Limited

792,495

2.720%

HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd

Gartmore Fund Managers Limited A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies

Gartmore Investment Limited

984,517

3.378%

Nortrust Nominees Limited

Strathclyde Pension Fund

Gartmore Investment Limited

210,697

0.723%

Gartmore Growth Opportunities

Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC

Gartmore Investment Limited

985,000

3.380%

BNY GIL CLT Account Nominees Ltd

Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC

2,972,709

10.201%

2,972,709

10.201%