Company Annoucements

TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

09/04/10

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

iomart Group plc

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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Gartmore Investment Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See Section 9

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

29 March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6 April 2010

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

28%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN CODE Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0004281639 27,316,453 27,316,453 27,401,453   27,401,453  

28.025%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Exercise price Expiration date Exercise / Conversion Period Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
  Nominal Delta
     

 

 

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
27,401,453 28.025%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Fund Managing Co. Number of shares held Percentage of issued share capital UK Registered Owner Fund Beneficial owner
Gartmore Fund Managers Limited 5,525,534 5.651% HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE UK LTD 56690 GARTMORE FUND MANAGERS LTD A/C GARTMORE UK & IRISH SMALL COMPANIES
  5,525,534 5.651%  
Gartmore Investment Limited 8,249,135 8.437% GOLDMAN SACHS NOMINEES LTD 63285 THE GARTMORE UK SMALL CAP BEST IDEAS FUND LIMITED
Gartmore Investment Limited 1,278,832 1.308% GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES 56640 GARTMORE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PLC
Gartmore Investment Limited 4,511,005 4.614% NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED 54550 STRATHCLYDE PENSION FUND
Gartmore Investment Limited 7,836,947 8.015% VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD A/C 2303   THE ALPHAGEN VOLANTIS FUND LIMITED
  21,875,919 22.374%  
  27,401,453 28.025%  

 

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:

All figures are based on the Company’s issued share capital of 97,775,415 as provided by Exshare.

14. Contact name:

Bruce Hall

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 931 6400

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