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RNS Number : 3633B Xaar PLC 26 October 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Xaar Plc

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 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 Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
notification obligation: iii Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LHAS & LGPL)
(if different from 3.):iv Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (UTM)
5. Date of the transaction and date on 22 October 2009

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 October 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii Above 15% (Group)
Above 15% (LGIM)
From 6%-7% (L&G)

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
ORD 6,882,506 6,882,506 8,949,066 4,726,017 4,223,049 7.514 6.714

GBP 0.10 3,926,319 3,926,319
(L&G) (L&G)

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 xiv rights that may be rights
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 financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
CFD N/A N/A N/A 592,500 Nominal Delta
0.942 0.942

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
9,541,566 15.17

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (9,541,566 -15.17% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (9,541,566 -15.17% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (9,541,566 -15.17% = Total Position) Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (3,888,586 -6.18% = UTM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (4,726,017 -7.51 % = LGAS, LGPL &

Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (4,648,087 -7.39 % = LGAS
(Direct) (LGIMHD) & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (4,648,087 -7.39 % = LGAS &

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 62,895,633
14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:

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RNS Number : 7141A
  Xaar PLC
  14 October 2009
   

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  14 October 2009

Xaar plc

INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

Xaar plc ("Xaar" or "the Group"), the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, is providing an Interim Management Statement covering trading from 1 July 2009 to 30 September 2009.

Trading and margins for the third quarter of the year were in line with the Board's expectations and were broadly stable at the levels seen in the first and second quarters of 2009.  

Launches of printing machines based on Xaar's Platform 3 technology continue, with eight of our OEM (original equipment manufacturer) customers exhibiting Platform 3 based machines at the recent Label Expo trade show held in Brussels. Sales of Platform 3 products are predominantly to customers based in Western Europe and North America and, whilst continuing to show modest growth over previous quarters, are still subject to the lengthy transition period between product launch and volume sales - a process which is exacerbated by the global recession.  Sales of Xaar's other product ranges are consistent with previous periods.

The consolidation of the Group's manufacturing facilities into a single plant in Huntingdon, England is progressing to schedule. The design and planning phase of the programme is now complete and the first production processes have been relocated successfully. The overall time frame for the project remains at two years from March 2009; the costs and benefits of the project are in line with the original plan.

The Group's balance sheet remains strong. Net cash at 30 September 2009 was £9.6m (31 December 2008: £11.0m, 30 June 2009: £10.3m) after the payment of £1.5m of dividends (2008 final: £0.9m, 2009 interim: £0.6m) in the year to date.

The Board remains satisfied with the continuing stability in trading seen in the period. The overall trading environment remains unchanged from the time of the Half Yearly Report in August 2009.  There is still a lack of forward visibility of customer orders which, together with the ongoing uncertainty in the global business environment, contribute to a level of caution when looking ahead. 

Ends

CONTACTS

 Xaar plc:                                         01223-423663
 Ian Dinwoodie, Chief Executive                    www.xaar.com
 Andrew Taylor, Finance Director 

 Singer Capital Markets Limited:                  020-3205-7500
 Shaun Dobson

 Bankside Consultants:
 Steve Liebmann or Andy Harris     020-7367-8883 / 07802-888159

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RNS Number : 1804Z Xaar PLC 16 September 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer XAAR plc

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 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 Deutsche Bank AG

notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Deutsche Bank AG

(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 11/09/2009

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 14/09/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%

reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
3,151,578 3,151,578 3,001,300 3,001,300 4.77%

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 xiv rights that may be rights
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 financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
3,001,300 4.77%

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: Andrew Anderson
15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 207 645 8532

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RNS Number : 8433Y Xaar PLC 10 September 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Xaar Plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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 Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (As operator of
notification obligation: Collective Investment Schemes) (UTM)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified: 08/09/09

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: Above 5% (UTM)

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 of voting % of voting rights
of of Number rights
Shares Voting of shares
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord GBP 0.10 Below 5% (UTM) 3,176,187 3,176,187 (UTM) 5.04 (UTM)

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ rights that may be % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period acquired if the rights
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 price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5.04 (UTM)
3,176,187 (UTM)

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (7,495,006 - 11.91% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (7,495,006 - 11.91% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (7,495,006 - 11.91% = Total Position) Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (3,176,187 -5.04% = UTM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,926,319 - 6.24% = LGAS, LGPL &

Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (3,848,389 - 6.11% = LGAS
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (PMC) & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (3,848,389 - 6.11% = LGAS &

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

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:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 62,895,633
14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:

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