E2V.L Regulatory News (E2V)

13 Mar 2007 17:27

e2v technologies PLC13 March 2007 TR-1 i : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer e2v Technologies Plcof existing shares to which voting rights are --------------------attached ii :-------------------------------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 inthe 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 Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)notification obligation iii :------------------------------- --------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Legal & General Assurance3.) iv : (Pensions Management) Limited------------------------------- (PMC) --------------------5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 07/03/2007threshold is crossed or reached v : ---------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 09/03/2007------------------------------- --------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 4% - 6% (L&G)------------------------------- -------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of the Triggering vii shares transaction vi ifpossible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingusing Shares Voting shares rights ix rightsthe ISIN Rights Direct Direct x Indirect Direct IndirectCODE viii xi Ord 5p 2,936,086 2,936,086 3,711,107 3,711,107 6.03 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xiiType 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 rights 3,711,107 6.03 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)(4,191,458 - 6.81%= Total Postion) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (4,191,458 - 6.81%= TotalPostion) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) (4,191,458 - 6.81%= Total Postion) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,711,107 - 6.03% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,581,062 (Direct) (LGIH)- 4.19% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (2,581,062 - 4.19% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) 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 Notification using the total voting rights figure ofinformation: 61,463,055 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis 15. Contact telephonenumber: 020 7528 6742 Notes to the Forms (i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filedwith the competent authority. (ii) Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifyingthe issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate. (iii) This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the personacquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for inDTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to inDTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instrumentsentitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached,as appropriate. In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), thefollowing list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned: - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that acquires thevoting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and thenatural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for considerationthe voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the person holding thecollateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights anddeclares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateralunder these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who has a lifeinterest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the voting rightsattached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the voting rights whenthe life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent undertaking and,provided it has a notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, underDTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those situations, thecontrolled undertaking; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of theshares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares depositedwith him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing the deposittaker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person that controls thevoting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he canexercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has givenhis proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise the voting rightsat his discretion. (iv) Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This shouldbe the full name of the shareholder who is the counterparty to the naturalperson or legal entity referred to in DTR5.2. (v) The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an onexchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in thecase of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement. The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which theacquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (seeDTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event tookeffect. (vi) Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, Incase the situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, pleasestate 'below 3%'. (vii) If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifyingparty should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that thenew holding is less than 3%. For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure ofindividual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individuallycrosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into,introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. (viii) Direct and indirect (ix) In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached 'directholding' and voting rights 'indirect holdings', please split the voting rightsnumber and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is nocombined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. (x) Voting rights to shares in respect of which the notifying party is a directshareholder (DTR 5.1) (xi) Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR5.2.1) (xii) If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying partyshould not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the newholding is below 3%. (xiii) date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the datewhen the right to acquire shares ends. (xiv) If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period-for example once every three months starting from the (date) (xv) The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakingsthrough which the voting rights are held. The notification should also includethe amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlledundertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 5% ormore, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended tocover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. (xvi ) This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority. (xvii) Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of theshareholder or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange