TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | KEWILL PLC |
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| An acquisition or disposal of 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 notification obligation : | BlackRock, Inc |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): |
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 1st December 2009 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified : | 4th December 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached : | Holding has gone above 10% |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB0007383341 | 6,364,980 |
6,364,980 |
N/A |
N/A |
7,827,809 |
N/A |
8.72% |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | Percentage of voting rights |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Exercise Date | Exercise Conversion Period | No. of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1,847,124 |
Nominal |
Delta |
| 2.06% | ||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
9,674,933 |
10.78% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 9.674,933 (10.78%) On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. The combined holdings of BlackRock, Inc. following this acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement. |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of 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: | BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team |
| 14 Contact name: | Stuart Watchom |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 5741 |