For filings with the FSA include the
annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Communisis Plc
issuer of 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 Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which No
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 No
to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No
Other (please No
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to Gartmore Investment Limited
the notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Equities
different from 3.):iv
3,965,132 - Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd -
A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies
6,207,146 - Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd -
A/C Gartmore Cautious Managed Fund
4,973,852 - Strathclyde Pension Fund
1,545,224 - Gartmore Growth Opportunites
Plc
Contract for Difference
11,243,439 = The Alphagen Volantis Fund
Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date 8th March 2010
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 9th March 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 20%
or reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering the triggering
transaction transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of % of voting
using of of of shares voting rights x
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting rights
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
GB0006683238 15,237,388 15,237,388 16,691,354 16,691,354 12.043%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights
xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
instrument period refers to
xviii
Nominal Delta
CFD N/A N/A N/A 11,243,439 8.112%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
27,934,793 20.155%
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: All figures are based on the Company's
issued share capital of 138,602,981 as
provided by Exshare
Email contact RDU@Gartmore.com
14. Contact name: RDU
15. Contact telephone number: 0207 782 2324
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
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 Sarah Morton
Contact address Communisis Plc, Wakefield Road, Leeds,
LS10 1DU
Phone number & email sarah.morton@communisis.com 0113 277
0202
Other useful information(e.g. Company Secretary
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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