9 May 2016 10:25
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: | Filtronic plc | |||||||||||
2. Reason for notification (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 | ||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||||
Other (please specify): | ||||||||||||
3. Full name of the person(s) subject to notification obligation: | ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP | |||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Shareholder 1.Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 2.Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund
| Shares 32,364,874 4,333,841
| ||||||||||
All- registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth | ||||||||||||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 05/05/2016 | |||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 06/05/2016 | |||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 18% | |||||||||||
8. Notified details | ||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||
Class/type of sharesIf possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||
OrdinaryGB0003362992 |
41,162,615
|
41,162,615
|
36,698,715 |
N/A |
36,698,715
|
N/A |
17.74% | |||||
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 | ||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Price | Expiration Date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No of voting rights instrument refers to | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||
36,698,715
| 17.74 | |||||||||||
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 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: | In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 3,956,293 shares in the Company although Aberforth does not have the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth Partners LLP is therefore interested in a total of 40,655,008 shares in the Company. |
14. Contact name: | Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 220 0733 |