Press Release

 

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

 

Disclosure of Significant Shareholdings

 

23 January 2009

 


Osmetech plc ("Osmetech" or "the Company") was notified on 23 January 2009 that Gartmore Investment Ltd (GIL) and Gartmore Fund Managers Limited (GFM) have increased their total interest in Osmetech.


The total holding of 171,446,397 Ordinary 0.1p shares comprises the aggregated holdings controlled by GIL and GFM and represents approximately 19.229 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (891,607,157).


The breakdown of the aggregated holdings controlled by GIL and GFM 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

 46,000,000

5.159%

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE UK LTD

56690

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

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

28,096,816

3.151%

NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED

54550

STRATHCLYDE PENSION FUND

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

80,267,756

9.003%

VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD A/C 2303

VOLANT

THE ALPHAGEN VOLANTIS FUND LIMITED

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

4,697,083

0.527%

GARTMORE SMALLER COMPANIES TST PLC

LST

GARTMORE SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

GARTMORE INVESTMENT LIMITED

12,384,742

1.389%

GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

56640

GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PLC

 

 

For further information:


Madano Partnership                                          +44 (0) 20 7593 4000
Mark Way
Graham Moonie

 

Canaccord Adams Limited:

+44 (0) 20 7050 6500

Robert Finlay

 

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor