Press Release

 

 

Disclosure of Significant Shareholdings

 

24 September 2009

                    

 

Osmetech PLC ('Osmetech' or 'the Company') (AIM:OMH) announces that it was notified on 23 September that, following a disposal of 10,000,000 shares in the Company, Jeffrey Taylor’s total interest in Osmetech shares is now 56,819,243 shares representing 4.93% of the current issued share capital.

 

Jeffrey Taylor's interest is held as follows:

 

Registered Owner

Number of ordinary shares

% of issued share capital

Crown Taylor Money Purchase Pension Plan 

46,701,936

4.05%

Bankers Union Trust 

10,117,307

0.88%

Total

56,819,243

4.93%

 

 

The total number of issued ordinary 0.1p shares is 1,153,642,510. Osmetech does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Osmetech is 1,153,642,510

 

For further information:

 

Osmetech plc:

+44 (0) 20 7849 6027

David Sandilands, Financial Officer

 

 

 

Madano Partnership:

+44 (0) 207 593 4000

Mark Way

 

 

 

Canaccord Adams Limited:

+44 (0) 20 7050 6500

Robert Finlay

 

Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor