14th Jun 2007 07:01
BATM Advanced Communications Ld14 June 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):BATM Advanced Communications Limited 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (x) 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) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Gartmore Investment Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):Gartmore Fund managers Limited - 18,572,232 shares, of which:62,620 shares held by Vidacos Nominees Limited;18,509,612 shares held by HSBC Global Custody Nominee. Gartmore Investment Limited - 24,481,685 shares, of which:4,149,265 shares held by BNY GIL CLT NOMS NWSC for Gartmore Growth OpportunitiesPLC;6,787,066 shares held by BNYGIL CLT NOMS LST for Gartmore Smaller CompaniesTrust PLC;13,545 shares held by Nortrust Nominees for Strathclyde Pension Fund. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 31 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)possible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)IL0010849045 39,055,717 39,055,717 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)IL0010849045 43,053,917 43,053,917 11.049 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights43,053,917 11.049 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):................. 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 shares are held indirectly 14. Contact name: Ofer Bar-Ner, Finance Director 15. Contact telephone number:+97298662525 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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