6 Dec 2016 10:32
ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, December 6
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 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 thenotification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s)Â (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 01 December 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 05 December 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | L&G (Above 3%) | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofsharesif possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||
ORD GBP 0.01 | Â Below 3% | Â 2,971,535 | Â 2,971,535 | - | 3.15% | - | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
 2,971,535 | 3.15% | |||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 94,403,292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 220 0733 |