Press releases 2010

23 June 2010

Notification of major interests in shares

 

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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.  
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
  Other (please specify):    
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: 		Brookwell Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):		 Nortrust Nominees Limited
  5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 		22 June 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 June 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:		 3%

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
Ordinary Shares
GB0033278473		 2,128,835 2,128,835 1,778,835 Below 3%   Below 3%  
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  Type of financial
instrument		   Expiration
date		   Exercise/
Conversion Period		 Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.		   % of voting
rights
None        
 
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   Exercise/
Conversion period		   Number of voting rights instrument refers to   % of voting rights
None         Nominal Delta
   
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
  1,778,835 Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
None
 
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:		 Progressive AIM Realisation Limited is Investment Manager to Brookwell Limited.
14. Contact name: Russell Scott
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7490 4355
     

 

For further information please contact:

Futura Medical plc
James Barder, Chief Executive
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 685 670
james.barder@futuramedical.com
www.futuramedical.com

Nominated Adviser:
Nomura Code Securities Limited
Phil Walker / Giles Balleny
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 1200

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