PR Newswire
London, January 8
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 issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Vela Technologies Plc
attached:ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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 Hawk Investment Holdings
notification obligation:iii Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 07/01/2014
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 08/01/2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 19%-17%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
using of of of shares rights x
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
xii
ORD
30,000,000 30,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 17.70%
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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, xx
instrument period xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
27,000,000 17.70%
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: Edd Hollier, Investec Wealth & Investment
15. Contact telephone number: 0121 232 0707
