Dialight Regulatory News (DIA)

24 Oct 2007 17:03

Dialight PLC24 October 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Dialight PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES) 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) : (NO) 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 Shares1 Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 2,409,615 2 Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 2,136,3503 The Church Commissioners for England 408,6004 Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 528,245 1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth,3= The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedif different): 23 OCTOBER 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 OCTOBER 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 17% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to if possible using the the Triggering ISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting Rights ORDINARY SHARES 5,016,010 5,016,010 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights if possible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORDINARY SHARES 5,482,810 N/A 5,482,810 N/A 17.55% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting financial Period/ Date rights that may be rights instrument 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 5,482,810 17.55% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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 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: CATHRYN BUCKLEY 15. Contact telephone number: 01480 447490 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange