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

Futura Medical Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

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): This notification is to reset the Allianz Group's reportable holdings to zero, following the sale of Dresdner Bank AG to the Commerzbank Group. A further notification will be submitted shortly, if appropriate, by the Allianz Group and/or Commerzbank Group, following a recalculation of the groups' interests.

YES

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

Allianz SE

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

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

12 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 January 2009

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

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0033278473

4,028,835

4,028,835

0%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

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

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:

This notification is to reset the Allianz Group's reportable holdings to zero, following the sale of Dresdner Bank AG to the Commerzbank Group. A further notification will be submitted shortly, if appropriate, by the Allianz Group and/or Commerzbank Group, following a recalculation of the groups' interests.

14. Contact name:

Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7623 8000

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Allianz SE

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Koniginastrasse 28
80802 Munich
Germany

Phone number

+49 89 38 00 00

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

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name

Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited

Contact address

30 Gresham Street

London EC2V 7PG

Phone number

020 7623 8000

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

Subsidiary

C: Additional information