Hilton Foods Regulatory News (HFG)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Hilton Food Group 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 the notification obligation: iii

Aberforth Partners LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv

Shareholder Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC 4,660,6212. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 696,5523. Aberforth Geared Income Trust PLC 1,924,075 

All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

18/05/2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19/05/2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary GB00B1V9NW54

7,961,548

7,961,548

7,281,248

N/A

7,281,248

N/A

9.95

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate xvii

Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

 N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,281,248

 9.95

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

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:

 In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 569,061 shares although we do not have access to the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth Partners LLP is, therefore, interested in a total of 7,850,309 shares of the above company. This interest arises as a result of the discretionary investment management powers that we can exercise over the funds of our clients. Aberforth Partners LLP is not the beneficial owner of these shares.

14. Contact name:

 Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

15. Contact telephone number:

 0131 220 0733