TR-1: Standard form for notification of major
holdings
1. Issuer
Details
ISIN
GB0002892528
Issuer
Name
SURFACE TRANSFORMS PLC
UK or Non-UK
Issuer
UK
2. Reason for
Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting
rights
3. Details of
person subject to the notification obligation
Name
First Equity Limited
City of
registered office (if applicable)
London
Country of
registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
|
Name
|
City of
registered office
|
Country of
registered office
|
|
Estate of William Black
|
|
|
|
Armstrong Investments Limited
|
Douglas
|
Isle of Man
|
4. Details of
the shareholder
|
Name
|
City of
registered office
|
Country of
registered office
|
|
Nortrust Nominees Limited
|
London
|
United Kingdom
|
5. Date on
which the threshold was crossed or reached
27-Feb-2025
6. Date on
which Issuer notified
28-Feb-2025
7. Total
positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
|
.
|
% of voting
rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)
|
% of voting
rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B
2)
|
Total of both
in % (8.A + 8.B)
|
Total number of
voting rights held in issuer
|
|
Resulting situation on the date on which
threshold was crossed or reached
|
5.168682
|
0.000000
|
5.168682
|
67300000
|
|
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
|
4.684838
|
0.000000
|
4.684838
|
|
8. Notified
details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting
rights attached to shares
|
Class/Type of
shares ISIN code(if possible)
|
Number of
direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
|
Number of
indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
|
% of direct
voting rights (DTR5.1)
|
% of indirect
voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
|
|
GB0002892528
|
67300000
|
0
|
5.168682
|
0.000000
|
|
Sub Total 8.A
|
67300000
|
5.168682%
|
8B1. Financial
Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total 8.B1
|
|
|
|
8B2. Financial
Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
|
Type of
financial instrument
|
Expiration
date
|
Exercise/conversion
period
|
Physical or
cash settlement
|
Number of
voting rights
|
% of voting
rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total 8.B2
|
|
|
|
9. Information
in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through
which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural
person or legal entities (please add additional rows as
necessary)
|
Ultimate
controlling person
|
Name of
controlled undertaking
|
% of voting
rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
% of voting
rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than
the notifiable threshold
|
Total of both
if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
|
Estate of William Black
|
Armstrong Investments Limited
|
0.000000
|
|
0.000000%
|
|
Estate of William Black
|
First Equity Limited as Investment Manager of
Armstrong Inv Limited
|
5.168682
|
|
5.168682%
|
10. In case of
proxy voting
Name of the
proxy holder
The number and
% of voting rights held
The date until
which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional
Information
12. Date of
Completion
28-Feb-2025
13. Place Of
Completion
London
