18 Sep 2012 17:52

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Â Hilton Food Group PLC |
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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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â | Â |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â | Â Shareholder Shares1.Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 2,489,8862.Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 462,9503.Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 1,255,100All 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: Â | Â 17/09/2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: Â | Â 18/09/2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â | Â 5% |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||
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 | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
 Ordinary | Below 5% | Below 5% | 4,207,936 | N/A | 4,207,936 | N/A | 5.94 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. Â | % of votingrights |
 N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights  | |
Nominal | Delta  | |||||
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Total (A+B+C) Â | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
 4,207,936 | 5.94 |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
 Held by Aberforth Partners LLP |
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Proxy Voting: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â | Â N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â | Â N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â | Â N/A |
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13. Additional information: Â | |
14. Contact name: Â | Â Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP |
15. Contact telephone number: Â | Â 0131 220 0733 |
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