PR Newswire
London, January 7
For filings with the FCA 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 VELA Technologies PLC
issuer 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 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 Beaufort Securities
the notification obligation: iii
131 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1NT
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date 7th January 2014
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 7th January 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 7%
or reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation Resulting situation after
shares previous the triggering
to the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible
using Number Number % of voting
the ISIN CODE Number of Number of rights x
of Voting of voting
Shares Rights shares rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
GB00B7D7F340 0 0 11000000 11000000 0 7.2% 0
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 rights that may be rights
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 % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
instrument period refers to
xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
11 000 000 7.2%
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: Beaufort Securities have bought these
shares in their capacity as Principal
14. Contact name: Andrew Gutmann
15. Contact telephone number: 0207 3828315
