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AGCERT INTERNATIONAL - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Dublin, Ireland – 11 February 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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

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

  2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
    Yes

    3. An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
    No

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
    No

    Other (please specify):______________

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

    4. FMR LLC and FIL Limited and their direct subsidiaries

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

  5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 5 February 2008

  6. Date on which issuer notified:
    7 February 2008

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

  8. Notified Details

    9. A: Voting rights attached to shares

    Class/type of shares
    If possible use ISIN code

     

     

    IE00B0764647 

    Situation previous to the triggering transaction

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

    Number of shares

     

    21,166,191

    Number of voting rights

     

    21,166,191 

    Number of
    shares

     

    19,443,391

    Number of voting rights

    Percentage of voting rights

    Direct


    19,443,391

    Indirect 

     

    Direct

    Indirect 


     7.93%

    B: Financial Instruments

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

    Type of financial instrument

    Expiration date

    Exercise/ conversion period/date

    No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

    Percentage of voting rights

    Total (A+B)

    Number of voting rights

    Percentage of voting rights

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

    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:

  15. Contact telephone name:

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)

AgCert International plc

Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)

70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay,
Dublin 2,
Ireland

Phone number & email

+ 353 1 245 7400
pjbrowne@agcert.com

Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)

PJ Browne
Company Secretary

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Cécile Artaud

Contact address

Apex Business Centre,
Blackthorn Road,
Sandyford,
Dublin 18,
Ireland

Phone number & email

+ 353 1 245 7400
cartaud@agcert.com

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Compliance Manager

C: Additional information

Schedule

Fidelity

Issuer Name:

Current ownership percentage:

Total share held:

Issued share capital

 

AGCERT INTERNATIONAL

7.93%

19,443,391

245,088,706

 

 

 

SHARES HELD

NOMINEE

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).  Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity  Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), as US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC)

410,800
8,547,571
370,120
1,126,800
1,235,000
6,021,600
1,606,700
124,800

BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
CITIBANK LONDON
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
STATE STR BK AND TR CO. LNDN

FPM
FIL
FIJ
FPM
FIL
FISL
FPM
FPM

 

The shares of AgCert International plc (the “Shares”) have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States, or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act except (1) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (2) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (3) pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with all applicable securities laws, including applicable state securities laws of the United States.