PR Newswire
London, January 22
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 Limited
notification obligation:iii
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 20/01/2014
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 22/01/2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 17%-15%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of to the triggering
shares transaction
if Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
possible of of of shares rights rights x
using Shares Voting
the ISIN Rights
CODE Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
ORD
27,000,000 27,000,000 23,614,700 23,614,700 15.03%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights
instrument 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 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
23,614,700 15.03%
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
