REG-Ceres Power Holdings Holding(s) in Company
Released: 22/10/2009

com:20091022:RnsV1928B
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RNS Number : 1928B  
  
Ceres Power Holdings plc  
  
22 October 2009  
  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                                                   
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                     CERES POWER HOLDINGS PLC                                  
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                    
  attached:                                                                                                                                        
  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 financial instruments which may result in the                                                                      
  acquisition of shares already issues 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 the                                     OppenheimerFunds, Inc ("OFI")                                       
  notification obligation:                                                                                                                         
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                                                                                                     
  from 3.):                                                                                                                                        
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                       October 19, 2009                                                    
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                
  reached:                                                                                                                                         
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            October 20, 2009                                                    
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                       12.00%                                                              
  reached:                                                                                                                                         
  8. Notified details:                         Ceres Power Holdings plc                                                                            
  A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                              
  Class/type of        Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
  shares               to the Triggering                                                                                                           
  if possible using    transaction                                                                                                                 
  the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                    
                       Number                            Number      Number                       Number of voting       % of voting rights        
                       of                                of          of shares                    rights                                           
                       Shares                            Voting                                                                                    
                                                         Rights                                                                                    
                                                         Direct                          Direct   Indirect   Direct      Indirect         
  GB00B0351429         7,392,445                         7,392,445   8,055,438                               8,055,438            12.0177%         
                      
  
  
 
  B: Financial Instruments                                                                                              
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                  
  Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion Period/Date     Number of voting                    % of voting  
  instrument          date                                             rights that may be                  rights       
                                                                       acquired if the                                  
                                                                       instrument is                                    
                                                                       exercised/ converted.                            
                                                                                                                        
  Total (A+B)                                                                                                           
  Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights                                                 
  8,055,438                                          12.0177%                                                           
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                        
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                            
  The percentage of holdings noted above is based on the outstanding shares of 67,029,574                               
                                                                                                                        
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, Inc                            
  ("OFI")                                                                                                               
  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:                                  Wendy Stechmann                                                    
                                                     Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company                        
  15. Contact telephone number:                      011-413-744-6612                                                   
  
  
 
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