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:
Surgical Innovation
2. Reason for notification [Yes/No]
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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 Barclays PLC
notification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Barclays Stockbrokers
different from 3):
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
5. Date of transaction (and date on 23 December 2008
which the
threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 6% to 7%
reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after
shares the triggering the triggering transaction
transaction
If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of Percentage of
use shares voting shares voting rights voting rights
ISIN code rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0004016704 26,023,663 26,023,663 26,209,709 0 26,209,709 0.00 7.01%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights
instrument period/date acquired (if the
instrument
exercised/
converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
26,209,709 7.01%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investement Management Ltd
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: N/A
14 Contact name: Geoff Smith
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7116 2913
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