Notification of Major Interest in Shares

02/06/2009

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

ReGen Therapeutics Plc

 

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

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

Barclays PLC

 

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

 

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

29th May 2009

 

6. Date on which issued notified:

2nd June 2009

 

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

12% to 13%

 

8. Notified details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share if possible using the ISIN Code GB00B28XMY25
Situation Previous to the triggering transaction (vi) -
Number of Shares 3,175,133
Number of Voting Rights (viii) 3,175,133
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -
Number of Shares 3,375,133
Number of Voting Rights – Direct (x) N/A
Number of Voting Rights – Indirect (xi) 3,375,133
% of voting rights – Direct N/A
% of voting rights – Indirect 13.22

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of financial instrument N/A
Expiration date (xiii) N/A
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv) N/A
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted N/A
% of voting rights N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights 3,375,133
% of voting rights 13.22

 

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

N/A

 

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

 

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 116 2913

 

For further information, please contact:

Percy Lomax
ReGen Therapeutics Plc
Tel: 020 7153 4920
Roland Cornish/Felicity Geidt
Beaumont Cornish Limited
Tel: 020 7628 3396