Tclarke Regulatory News (CTO)

12 Feb 2008 15:05

Clarke(T.) PLC12 February 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached CLARKE, T PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (X) 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 (specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Aberforth Partners LLP 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) Shareholder Shares ----------- ------ 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 1,792,200 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 1,355,184 3. The Church Commissioners for England 302,500 4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 393,900 1,2,4 - registered in the name of Nortrust Nominee Ltd. A/c Aberfrth 3 - The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 08/02/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11/02/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11 + 10% 8. Notified details: A. Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible using the Ordinary 10p (GB0002015021)ISIN code) Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction the triggering transactionNumber of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rightsShares Voting shares rights Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect4,639,184 4,639,184 3,843,784 N/A 3,843,784 N/A 9.62 B. Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date Conversion Period/ rights that may rightsinstrument Date be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,843,784 9.62 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Held by Aberforth Partners LLP Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder N/A will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: N/A 14: Contact name: Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 220 0733 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange