Holding(s) in Company

31st Mar 2009 09:36



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

KBC Advanced Technologies plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: 

Yes

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

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: 

No

Other (please specify):

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

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

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

The registered holders of the shares in which Gartmore Investment Limited are interested are as follows:

Fund Managing Co	No shares held	% of issued share capital	UK registered owner	Fund	Beneficial owner
Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd	4,128,186	7.231%	HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE UK LTD	56690	GARTMORE FUND MANAGERS LTD A/C GARTMORE UK & IRISH SMALLER COMPANIES
	4,128,186	7.231%
Gartmore Investment Ltd	901,252	1.579%	GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES	56640	GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PLC
Gartmore Investment Ltd	123,912	0.217%	GARTMORE GO DEALING LIMITED	56630	GARTMORE GO DEALING LIMITED
Gartmore Investment Ltd	2,682,083	4.698%	NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD	54550	STRATHCLYDE PENSION FUND
	3,707,247	6.493%
	7,835,433	13.724%

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

26th March 2009 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27th March 2009 

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

13%

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
Ordinary Shares	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB0004804646	7,392,734	7,392,734

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Ordinary Shares	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0004804646			7,835,433		13.724%

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
7,835,433	13.724%

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:

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:

 

All shares are held indirectly. All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 57,093,483 as provided by Exshare.

14. Contact name:

[email protected]

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7782 2000

ENDHOLWUUAWWUPBURG

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Related Shares:

KBC.L