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RNS Number:8331S
Ceres Power Holdings plc
22 April 2008
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Ceres Power Holdings PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached:
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 financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification OppenheimerFunds Inc (OFI)
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is April 18, 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: April 21, 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% (9.07%)
8. Notified details: info@cerespower.com
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights %
of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting shares
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B0351429
OFI 5,680,020 5,680,020 6,053,400 6,053,400 9.07%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting
rights % of voting
instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
6,053,400 9.07%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
OppenehimerFunds, Inc. owns, as of 4/18/08, 6,053,400 shares equal to 9.07%
of the shares outstanding (66,725,475).
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:
15. Contact telephone number:
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) OppenheimerFunds,
Inc. (OFI)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) OFI: 2 World
Financial Center, 225 Liberty
Street, New York, NY 10080 USA
Phone number OFI: 212-323-0200
Other useful information (at least legal representative
for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Rose Baker, Compliance Consultant
Contact address Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
1295 State Street
Springfield, MA 01111-0001
USA
Phone number 413-744-8258
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company is
with the person or legal entity subject to the the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
Notes
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