Notifiable Interest
10 Novembre 2003 - 11:34AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:8620R
BioFocus PLC
10 November 2003
BIOFOCUS PLC
10 November 2003
BioFocus plc ("the Company"))
The Company has received notifications ISIS Asset Management Plc, dated 4
November 2003, that as a result of a purchase of 75,000 ordinary shares of 25p
each in the relevant share capital on 3 November 2003 the following fund
management companies in the Friends Provident Group and are interested in the
shares below through client holdings:
ISIS Asset Management Plc is interested in the following shares:
No. of Shares %
2,456,802 15.42
This interest includes the material interest of the clients of ISIS Management
plc referred to below:
Name of Client No. of Shares % Name of Registered Holder
Baronsmead VCT 2 Plc 201,762 1.27 Chase Nominees Limited
Baronsmead VCT Plc 201,762 1.27 Chase Nominees Limited
The AIM VCT Trust 115,038 0.72 Chase Nominees Limited
AIM VCT 2 76,692 0.48 Chase Nominees Limited
Active Capital Trust 641,748 4.03 Chase Nominees Limited
This also includes the material interest of the client of Friends Provident Unit
Managers referred to below:
Name of Client No. of Shares % Name of Registered Holder
ISIS Inv Funds ICVC III AIM Growth Fund 60,000 0.38 Chase Nominees Limited
Stewardship Inv Funds ICVC Stewardship 536,059 3.36 Chase Nominees Limited
Growth
Such interest includes the material interest of the client of ISIS Managed
Pension Funds referred to below:
Name of Client No. of Shares % Name of Registered Holder
ISISMPF Stewardship 79,682 0.50 Citifriends
FPCP Stwardship 544,059 3.41 HSBC GS Nominees Limited
In addition, ISIS Asset Management plc, as the holding company of the companies
referred to above is also interested in those shares. Furthermore, Friends
Provident Life Office, as the holding company of ISIS Asset Management plc is
also interested in the shares referred to above.
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