AVACTA GROUP PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2013

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RNS Number : 2051L

Avacta Group PLC

07 August 2013



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii			Avacta Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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):	New issue of shares under placing			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii		Richard Griffiths
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):iv		Seren Capital Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		06/08/13
6. Date on which issuer notified:		07/08/13
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii		3%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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 rightsx
Direct		Directxi		Indirectxii	Direct			Indirect
GB0033519546 Ordinary shares	110,360,000			110,360,000			N/A		N/A			Under 3%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
													Nominal		Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
N/A								Under 3%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi


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:	Michael Bretherton
15. Contact telephone number:	01481738724


Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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