For filings with the FSA include the |
annex |
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For filings with issuer exclude the |
annex |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
|issuer | Transense Technologies |
|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 | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|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):|Increase in Total Voting Rights | X |
+-----------------------+--------------+---------------------------+-----------+
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Rensburg Sheppards Investment |
|the | Management Limited |
|notification obligation:(iii) | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | N/A |
| (if different from 3.):(iv) | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction and date on| 2(nd) July 2010 |
|which the threshold is crossed or | |
|reached:(v) | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified | 5(th) July 2010 |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or| Below 3% |
|reached:(vi, vii) | |
+-----------------------+--------------++-----+--------------------+-----------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8. Notified details: |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) |
+------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering |
|of |to the triggering |transaction |
|shares |transaction | |
| +---------+-----------+------------+----------------+---------------+
|if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting|% of voting |
|using |of |of |of shares |rights |rights (x) |
|the ISIN | ares |Vo ing +------------+------+---------+------+--------+
|CODE | |Rights |Direct |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect|
| | | | |(xi) |(xii) | | |
+------------+---------+-----------+------------+------+---------+------+--------+
| | | | | | | | |
|Ordinary |2,437,740|2,437,740 | | |2,592,880| |1.96% |
|Shares | | | | | | | |
|GB0009360198| | | | | | | |
+------------+---------+-----------+------------+------+---------+------+--------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+--------------+----------+----------------------+-----------------+-------------+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |date(xiii)|Conversion Period(xiv)|rights that may |rights |
|instrument | | |be | |
| | | |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 |Conversion |rights instrument|rights (xix, |
|instrument | |(xvii) |period(xviii)|refers to |xx) |
| | | | | | |
+-------------+--------+----------+-------------+-----------------+-------+------+
| | | | | |Nominal|Delta |
| | | | | +-------+------+
| | | | | | | |
+-------------+--------+----------+-------------+-----------------+-------+------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C) |
+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |
+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|2,592,880 |1.96% |
+------------+++-------+--+-------+++-----------++-----+---------+++----+-+------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by |
|Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting: |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
| |N/A |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
|cease |N/A |
|to hold: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold| |
|voting rights: |N/A |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| | |
|13. Additional information: |N/A |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name: | |
| |N/A |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:| |
| |N/A |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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