TR1 Form

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 

 Synchronica plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the

acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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

notification obligation 

Lanstead Capital LP

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

31st December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

6th January 2009

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

GB00B041XY36

50,243,119

50,243,119

44,733,313

44,733,313

11.81

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

44,733,313

11.81

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:

14. Contact name:

Greg Kofford

Lanstead Partners Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

001 801 523 6063 

Synchronica plc

Angus Dent, CFO 

+44 (0) 7977256 347

ICIS Ltd

Christian Taylor-Wilkinson

+44 (0) 20 761 8688

FinnCap

Charles Cunningham

+44 (0) 20 3207 3213