Major Interest in Shares

For Immediate Release

16 January 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 

Other (please specify): This notification is to reset the Allianz Group's reportable holdings to zero, following the sale of Dresdner Bank AG to the Commerzbank Group. A further notification will be submitted shortly, if appropriate, by the Allianz Group and/or Commerzbank Group, following a recalculation of the groups' interests.

YES

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

Allianz SE

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

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

12 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 January 2009

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

7% 

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

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0033278473

4,028,835

4,028,835

0

13. Additional information:

This notification is to reset the Allianz Group's reportable holdings to zero, following the sale of Dresdner Bank AG to the Commerzbank Group. A further notification will be submitted shortly, if appropriate, by the Allianz Group and/or Commerzbank Group, following a recalculation of the groups' interests. 

14. Contact name:

Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7623 8000 

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Allianz SE

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Koniginastrasse 28 

80802 Munich 

Germany

Phone number 

+49 89 38 00 00

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable 

Full name 

Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited

Contact address 

30 Gresham Street

London EC2V 7PG

Phone number 

020 7623 8000

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

Subsidiary

Futura Medical plc

James Barder, Chief Executive

Tel: +44 (0) 1483 685 670

mail to: [email protected]

www.futuramedical.co.uk 

Canaccord Adams

Ryan Gaffney / Adria Da Breo Richards

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7050 6500 

For media enquiries please contact: 

Buchanan Communications

Mark Court / Rebecca Skye Dietrich / Stasa Filiplic

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000