RNS Number : 2185I
1st Dental Laboratories PLC
08 March 2010
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 1ST DENTAL
issuer of existing shares to which voting LABORATORIES PLC
rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
different from 3.): Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on 02ND MARCH 2010
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 03RD MARCH 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
10P ORDINARY
2,139,904 2,139,904 N/A N/A 2,093,116 N/A 4.98%
GB0031547002
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
2,093,116 4.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*
Rathbone Investment Management Limited 4.98%
Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.
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: TOTAL SHARES IN ISSUE USED AS DENOMINATOR IS
42017444
14. Contact name: COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7399 0000
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