(AXN.L) Alexon Group PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 5558B Alexon Group PLC 28 October 2009

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Alexon Group PLC

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
Yes

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
No

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) Bandera Partners LLC

subject to notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) Bandera Master Fund L.P. (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and 16 October 2009

date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer 19 October 2009

notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are 12%

crossed or reached:

8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

If possible use ISIN code transaction
Number of shares Number of voting Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares 5,186,278 5,186,278 5,786,278 5,786,278 0 12.71% 0

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,786,278 12.71%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Bandera Partners LLC is the investment manager of Bandera Master Fund L.P. and controls the voting rights by Bandera Master Fund L.P.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

14 Contact name:
Jeff Gramm

15. Contact telephone name:
+1 212 232 4582

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