22 Dec 2008 15:06
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests 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 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 3. The Church Commissioners for England | Shares 6,275,821 3,427,246 1,007,100 | |||||||||||
1,2 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth, 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd | |||||||||||||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 19/12/2008 | ||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22/12/2008 | ||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 14% | ||||||||||||
8. Notified Details | |||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||
Class/type of shares If 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 | ||||||||||
Ordinary GB0003362992 | 10,401,949 | 10,401,949 | 10,710,169 | N/A | 10,710,949 | N/A | 14.41 | ||||||
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 | |||||||||
Total (A+B) | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||
10,710,169 | 14.41 | ||||||||||||
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: | N/A | ||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP | ||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 220 0733 |