Press Release

 

Osmetech plc ('Osmetech' or the 'Company')

Disclosure of significant shareholding

19 November 2007

 

 

Osmetech plc ("Osmetech" or "the Company") has been notified that Gartmore Investment Ltd (GIL), Gartmore Fund Managers Limited (GFM) and Gartmore Global Partners (GGP) have reduced their total interest in Osmetech.


The total holding of 23,981,558 Ordinary 0.1p shares comprises the aggregated holdings controlled by GIL, GFM and GGP and represents approximately 11.813 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (203,014,972).


The breakdown of the aggregated holdings controlled by GIL, GFM and GGP are as follows:

 

 

FUND MANAGING CO.

NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

UK REGISTERED OWNER

FUND

BENEFICIAL OWNER

GARTMORE FUND MANGERS LIMITED

 6,000,000

2.955%

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE UK LTD

56690

GARTMORE FUND MANAGERS LTD A/C GARTMORE UK & IRISH SMALLER COMPANIES

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

4,763,483

2.346%

NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED

54550

STRATHCLYDE PENSION FUND

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

7,750,000

3.817%

VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD A/C 2303

VOLANT

THE ALPHAGEN VOLANTIS FUND LIMITED

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

4,750,000

2.340%

BNY GIL CLT A/C NOMS LTD A/C LST

LST

GARTMORE SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

718,075

0.354%

BNY GIL CLT NOMS LTD A/C NWSC

56640

GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PLC

 

For further information:

 

Graham Moonie        +44 20 7593 4000

Madano Partnership