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Newton Investment Management Ltd28 April 2006 FORM SAR 5 DISCLOSURE OF DISPOSALS (Rule 5 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares) Name of seller Newton Investment Management Limited & its subsidiaries.Beneficial owner, if different from aboveNames of any other persons acting byagreement or understanding (see SAR 5)Company dealt in Applied Optical Technologies Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ord GBP 0.05 Date of disposal 27th April 2006 Number of shares disposed of 150,000 Number of rights over shares disposed of #Nature of rights over shares Total holding of voting shares (and percentage of totalvoting shares in issue) 7,911,816 14.82%Total holding of rights over shares (and percentage of totalvoting shares in issue) Combined total holding (and percentage) of voting shares andrights over shares Date of disclosure 28th April 2006 Contact name Barry Smalls Telephone number 0207 1632251 # See the definition of "rights over shares" in the Definitions Section of theSARs. For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and theirNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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