Holding(s) in Company – 11 January 2012
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | CRANEWARE PLC |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | NO |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | NO |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | NO |
| Other (please specify): | NO |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Standard Life Investments Ltd |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Vidacos Nominees |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 10 January 2012 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 January 2012 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 11% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB00B2425G68 | 3,155,516 | 3,155,516 | 2,726,636 | 397,469 | 2,329,167 | 1.473% | 8.631% |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % 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 | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting right |
| 2,726,636 | 10.104% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| 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: | Craig Preston |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01506 407 666 |
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | CRANEWARE PLC |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | NO |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | NO |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | NO |
| Other (please specify): | NO |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Kames Capital |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 10th January 2012 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11th January 2012 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 9% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB00B2425G68 | 2,506,608 | 2,506,608 | 1,651,132 | 1,651,132 | 569,529 | 6.11% | 2.11% |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % 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 | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
| Contract for Difference | n/a | n/a | n/a | 23,311 | Nominal | Delta |
| 0.09% | 1 | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting right |
| 2,243,972 | 8.31% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Kames Capital:- Kames Capital plc Kames Capital Management Ltd Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | Kames Capital |
| 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: | Craig Preston |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01506 407 666 |