Biofutures International PLC News Announcement

Biofutures Intl plc - Holding in Company

RNS Number : 5839Z
  Biofutures International plc
  22 July 2008


 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
                                                              Biofutures International Plc
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
 of existing shares to which voting rights are
 attached:

 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                       Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached

 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 Other (please specify):______________
                                               Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd
 3. Full name of person(s)
 subject to notification
 obligation:

 4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3):
                                                                                  17/07/08
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                                                                  21/07/08
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:

 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                            8%
 crossed or reached:


 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of sharesIf                Situation previous to the triggering                        Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction
 possible use ISIN code                                         transaction
 GB00B12B4T47

                                  Number of shares         Number of voting   Number of shares          Number of voting rights    
Percentage of voting
                                            8,457,177   rights    8,457,177            12,722,177                                   
             rights
                                                                                                      12,722,177      Indirect      
 Direct    Indirect
                                                                                                                                    
   8.42%


 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of
voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                        period/date   that may be acquired                rights
                                                                        (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)


 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 12,722,177                                     8.42%


 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 SAS Rue La Boie
 Crit Agricole SA
 Calyon SA
 Crit Agricole Cheuvreux SA
 Crit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited
 12,722,177 (8.42%)

 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of 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:               Anne McLeod

 15. Contact telephone name:  0207 214 6518


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