Last checked at 21 Oct 2009 16:58
| For immediate release | 21 October 2009 |
Epistem Holdings Plc
("Epistem" or "the Company")
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: | Epistem Holdings Plc | |||||||||
| 2. Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||
| Other (please specify): | ||||||||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Helium Special Situations Fund | |||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Euroclear Nominees Limited | |||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 21 October 2009 | |||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21 October 2009 | |||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 9% | |||||||||
| 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 Direct | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||
| GB00B1VKB244 | 670,503 | 670,503 | 630,000 | 630,000 | 8.7% | |||||
| 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 |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights |
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 630,000 | 8.7% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
| N/A | |
| 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: | |
| 14. Contact name: | Christian Benz |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +41 43 888 73 38 |
| 16. Contact at Epistem | Matthew Walls +44 (0) 161 606 7258 +44 (0) 7887 501 998 |